Spacing and strength of active continental strike-slip faults
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- 作者：Andrew V. Zuzaa ; avz5818@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; azuza@unr.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; An Yina ; b ; Jessica Lina ; Ming Sunc
- 关键词：strike-slip fault spacing ; San Andreas fault system ; Central Asia ; absolute fault friction ; seismogenic zone thickness ; analogue modeling
- 刊名：Earth and Planetary Science Letters
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：1 January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：457
- 期：Complete
- 页码：49-62
- 全文大小：3764 K
文摘
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Parallel and evenly spaced active strike-slip faults occur widely in nature.
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Stress-shadow model quantifies spacing as function of strength and stress state.
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Analogue experiments confirm model assumptions and test predictions.
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Fault spacing and seismogenic zone thickness used to estimate absolute fault friction.
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Active strike-slip faults in Asia are weaker than those along the San Andreas.