Solitary wave in a Burridge-Knopoff model with slip-dependent friction as a clue to understanding the mechanism of the self-healing slip pulse in an earthquake rupture process

A one-dimensional Burridge-Knopoff spring-block model with slip-dependent friction was studied to explore the possibility of a solitary wave solution existing for the problem of earthquake faulting. The result may be used as an alternative case of the crack model (e.g., Madariaga and Cochard, 1996)...

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Main Authors: Z. L. Wu, Y. T. Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 1998-01-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/5/121/1998/npg-5-121-1998.pdf