Size-frequency distribution of earthquakes in hierarchically organized load-transfer models
Large hierarchically organized sets of elements (simulating asperities in a fault) are loaded to the point of complete failure. The fracture thresholds of individual elements are stochastically distributed, and the hierarchical structure for load-transfer is of the fractal-tree type. During the brea...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
1997-01-01
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| Series: | Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics |
| Online Access: | http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/4/207/1997/npg-4-207-1997.pdf |