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OverviewThe last decade of the 20th century saw great progress in the physics of earthquake generation; that is, the introduction of laboratory-based fault constitutive laws as a basic equation governing earthquake rupture, quantitative description of tectonic loading driven by plate motion, and a microscopic approach to study fault zone processes. The fault constitutive law plays the role of an interface between microscopic processes in fault zones and macroscopic processes of a fault system, and the plate motion connects diverse crustal activities with mantle dynamics. An ambitious challenge is to develop realistic computer simulation models for the complete earthquake process on the basis of microphysics in fault zones and macro-dynamics in the crust-mantle system. Advances in high performance computer technology and numerical simulation methodology are bringing this vision within reach. This book is the first of two which present a cross-section of cutting-edge research in the field of computational earthquake physics. It includes works on microphysics of rupture and fault constitutive laws, and dynamic rupture, wave propagation and strong ground motion. The second volume covers earthquake cycles, crustal deformation, plate dynamics, and seismicity change and its physical interpretation. Topics covered in this volume range from the microscopic simulation and laboratory studies of rock fracture and the underlying mechanism for nucleation and catastrophic failure to the development of theoretical models of frictional behaviours of faults; as well as the simulation studies of dynamic rupture processes and seismic wave propagation in a 3-D heterogeneous medium, to the case studies of strong ground motions from the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake and seismic hazard estimation for Cascadian subduction zone earthquakes. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mitsuhiro Matsu'ura , Peter Mora , Andrea Donnellan , Xiang-chu YinPublisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG Imprint: Birkhauser Verlag AG Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002 Dimensions: Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.652kg ISBN: 9783764369156ISBN 10: 3764369159 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 26 September 2002 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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