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Fault Zone Characterization

Fault Zone Characterization is a systematic geological investigation method that identifies and quantifies the structural, petrophysical, and hydrogeological properties of fractured rock volumes along fault zones to assess their engineering behavior and stability in tunneling projects.

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Fault zone architecture and permeability structure

Jonathan Saul Caine, James P. Evans, Craig B. Forster · Geology · 1996 · 2.5K citations

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Strike‐slip fault geometry in Turkey and its influence on earthquake activity

Aykut Barka, Katharine Kadinsky‐Cade · Tectonics · 1988 · 1.1K citations

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Internal structure and weakening mechanisms of the San Andreas Fault

F. M. Chester, James P. Evans, Ronald L. Biegel · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1993 · 1K citations

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Displacements, segment linkage and relay ramps in normal fault zones

David Peacock, David J. Sanderson · Journal of Structural Geology · 1991 · 881 citations

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The North Anatolian transform fault: its age, offset and tectonic significance

A. M. Celâl Şengör · Journal of the Geological Society · 1979 · 844 citations

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  1. YB
    Yehuda Ben‐Zion

    University of Southern California, United States

    22 publications · 2.4K citations

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  2. JJ
    John J. Walsh

    University College Dublin, Ireland

    21 publications · 2.7K citations

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  3. SS
    Sheng‐Rong Song

    National Taiwan University, Taiwan

    22 publications · 1.2K citations

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  4. JP
    James P. Evans

    Utah State University, United States

    17 publications · 4.3K citations

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  5. HT
    Hidemi Tanaka

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    14 publications · 480 citations

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  1. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    42 h-index

    291 publications

    17K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    37 h-index

    241 publications

    12.4K citations

  3. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    30 h-index

    71 publications

    7.2K citations

  4. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

    Rome, Italy

    29 h-index

    109 publications

    6.5K citations

  5. China Earthquake Administration

    Beijing, China

    29 h-index

    256 publications

    8.9K citations

  6. GNS Science

    Lower Hutt, New Zealand

    26 h-index

    94 publications

    6.8K citations

  7. GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences

    Potsdam, Germany

    26 h-index

    128 publications

    6.2K citations

  8. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    26 h-index

    62 publications

    4.4K citations

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  1. Journal of Structural Geology

    126 publications · 7.9K citations

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  2. Tectonophysics

    129 publications · 6.2K citations

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 84 publications · 7.6K citations

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  4. AAPG Bulletin

    63 publications · 4.4K citations

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  5. Geological Society of America Bulletin

    54 publications · 4.3K citations

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