“Bristle-State” Friction: Modeling Slip Initiation and Transient Frictional Evolution From High-Velocity Earthquake Rupture Experiments

Fracture mechanics theory and seismological observations suggest that slip-rate is constantly changing during earthquake rupture, including dramatic acceleration from static conditions to high velocity sliding followed by deceleration and arrest. This slip history is partly determined by a complex f...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Seth Saltiel, Tushar Mittal, Jorge G. F. Crempien, Jaime Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2020.00373/full