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Fault Slip Failure

Fault Slip Failure is a mechanical failure mode in rock mechanics characterized by the sudden shear displacement along a pre-existing or newly formed fracture surface due to the overcoming of frictional resistance by applied shear stresses exceeding the fault's strength.

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Micromechanics of brittle faulting and cataclastic flow in Berea sandstone

Beatriz Menéndez, Wenlu Zhu, Teng-fong Wong · Journal of Structural Geology · 1996 · 467 citations

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Scaling of the shear rupture process from nucleation to dynamic propagation: Implications of geometric irregularity of the rupturing surfaces

Mitiyasu Ohnaka, Lin‐feng Shen · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1999 · 335 citations · Full text

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Seismic Potential Revealed by Surface Folding: 1983 Coalinga, California, Earthquake

Ross S. Stein, G. C. P. King · Science · 1984 · 228 citations

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Beyond Byerlee friction, weak faults and implications for slip behavior

Cristiano Collettini, Telemaco Tesei, Marco Maria Scuderi et al. · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 2019 · 185 citations · Full text

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Mechanism Diversity of the Loma Prieta Aftershocks and the Mechanics of Mainshock-Aftershock Interaction

Gregory C. Beroza, Mark D. Zoback · Science · 1993 · 137 citations

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Authors

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  1. WD
    William D. Stuart

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    3 publications · 122 citations

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  2. DA
    D. A. Lockner

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    3 publications · 89 citations

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  3. AS
    Amir Sagy

    Geological Survey of Israel, Israel

    2 publications · 56 citations

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  4. BM
    B. M. Carpenter

    University of Oklahoma, United States

    2 publications · 201 citations

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  5. CM
    Chris Marone

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    2 publications · 146 citations

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Institutions

82

  1. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    436 citations

  2. Chang'an University

    Xi'an, China

    4 h-index

    18 publications

    549 citations

  3. China University of Petroleum, Beijing

    Beijing, China

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    413 citations

  4. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    258 citations

  5. University of Oklahoma

    Norman, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    247 citations

  6. University of Siena

    Siena, Italy

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    201 citations

  7. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

    Rome, Italy

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    110 citations

  8. Shandong University of Science and Technology

    Qingdao, China

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    95 citations

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 8 publications · 654 citations

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  2. Engineering Failure Analysis

    3 publications · 92 citations

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  3. Journal of Structural Geology

    4 publications · 725 citations

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  5. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    3 publications · 292 citations

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