We analyzed a system of complex joints in thick dolomite layers that are exposed within the western margins of the Dead Sea basin. These joints display two dominant features: 'tree-like' branching and a gradual increase ...
Muhuri S.K.; Dewers T.A.; Scott T.E.Jr.; Reches Z.(2003)
The slip instability of an earthquake and its abrupt energy release depend primarily on the intensity of strength drop during accelerated fault slip. This process is typically attributed to changes of frictional resistance ...
Slip nucleation during earthquakes is apparently analogous to rupture nucleation within an intact rock sample subjected to triaxial loading. The observations indicate that both these nucleation processes initiate within a ...