The physics of rock failure and earthquakes /

The physics of rock failure and earthquakes /

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Author / Creator:	Ōnaka, Michiyasu, 1940-
Imprint:	Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2013. ©2013
Description:	x, 270 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Seismology. Rock mechanics. Earthquakes. Earthquakes. Rock mechanics. Seismology.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9126871

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ISBN:	9781107030060 (hardback) 1107030064 (hardback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-266) and index.
Summary:	"Physical modelling of earthquake generation processes is essential to further our understanding of seismic hazard. However, the scale-dependent nature of earthquake rupture processes is further complicated by the heterogeneous nature of the crust. Despite significant advances in the understanding of earthquake generation processes, and the derivation of underlying physical laws, controversy remains regarding what the constitutive law for earthquake ruptures ought to be, and how it should be formulated. It is extremely difficult to obtain field data to define physical properties along a fault during a rupture event, at sufficiently high spatial and temporal resolution to resolve the controversy. Instead, laboratory experiments offer a means of obtaining high-resolution measurements that allow the physical nature of shear rupture processes to be deduced. This important new book is written using consistent notation, providing a deeper understanding of earthquake processes from nucleation to their dynamic propagation. Its key focus is a deductive approach based on laboratory-derived physical laws and formulae, such as a unifying constitutive law, a constitutive scaling law, and a physical model of shear rupture nucleation. Topics covered include: the fundamentals of rock failure physics, earthquake generation processes, physical scale dependence, and large-earthquake generation cycles and their seismic activity"--

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Summary:	Despite significant advances in the understanding of earthquake generation processes and derivation of underlying physical laws, controversy remains regarding the constitutive law for earthquake ruptures and how it should be formulated. Laboratory experiments are necessary to obtain high-resolution measurements that allow the physical nature of shear rupture processes to be deduced, and to resolve the controversy. This important book provides a deeper understanding of earthquake processes from nucleation to their dynamic propagation. Its key focus is a deductive approach based on laboratory-derived physical laws and formulae, such as a unifying constitutive law, a constitutive scaling law, and a physical model of shear rupture nucleation. Topics covered include: the fundamentals of rock failure physics, earthquake generation processes, physical scale dependence, and large-earthquake generation cycles. Designed for researchers and professionals in earthquake seismology, rock failure physics, geology and earthquake engineering, it is also a valuable reference for graduate students.
Physical Description:	x, 270 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-266) and index.
ISBN:	9781107030060 1107030064