Stick-slip statistics for two fractal surfaces: a model for earthquakes
Following the observations of the self-similarity in various length scales in the roughness of the fractured solid surfaces, we propose here a new model for the earthquake. We demonstrate rigorously that the contact area distribution between two fractal surfaces follows a unique power law. This is t...
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| author | Chakrabarti, B Stinchcombe, R |
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| description | Following the observations of the self-similarity in various length scales in the roughness of the fractured solid surfaces, we propose here a new model for the earthquake. We demonstrate rigorously that the contact area distribution between two fractal surfaces follows a unique power law. This is then utilised to show that the elastic energy releases for slips between two rough fractal surfaces indeed follow a Guttenberg-Richter like power law. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:70f4b3d5-1a96-4648-8fd9-4730aa3ea1682022-03-26T19:40:40ZStick-slip statistics for two fractal surfaces: a model for earthquakesConference itemhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794uuid:70f4b3d5-1a96-4648-8fd9-4730aa3ea168Symplectic Elements at Oxford1999Chakrabarti, BStinchcombe, RFollowing the observations of the self-similarity in various length scales in the roughness of the fractured solid surfaces, we propose here a new model for the earthquake. We demonstrate rigorously that the contact area distribution between two fractal surfaces follows a unique power law. This is then utilised to show that the elastic energy releases for slips between two rough fractal surfaces indeed follow a Guttenberg-Richter like power law. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. |
| spellingShingle | Chakrabarti, B Stinchcombe, R Stick-slip statistics for two fractal surfaces: a model for earthquakes |
| title | Stick-slip statistics for two fractal surfaces: a model for earthquakes |
| title_full | Stick-slip statistics for two fractal surfaces: a model for earthquakes |
| title_fullStr | Stick-slip statistics for two fractal surfaces: a model for earthquakes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stick-slip statistics for two fractal surfaces: a model for earthquakes |
| title_short | Stick-slip statistics for two fractal surfaces: a model for earthquakes |
| title_sort | stick slip statistics for two fractal surfaces a model for earthquakes |
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