| Literature DB >> 15031503 |
Kaiwen Xia1, Ares J Rosakis, Hiroo Kanamori.
Abstract
We report on the experimental observation of spontaneously nucleated supershear rupture and on the visualization of sub-Rayleigh-to-supershear rupture transitions in frictionally held interfaces. The laboratory experiments mimic natural earthquakes. The results suggest that under certain conditions supershear rupture propagation can be facilitated during large earthquake events.Entities:
Year: 2004 PMID: 15031503 DOI: 10.1126/science.1094022
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728