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- The Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting
- Frontispiece
- The Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Reviews
- Contents
- Preface to the first edition
- Preface to the second edition
- Preface to the third edition
- Symbols
- Chapter One Brittle fracture of rock
- Chapter Two Rock friction
- Chapter Three Mechanics of faulting
- Chapter Four Mechanics of earthquakes
- Chapter Five The seismic cycle
- Chapter Six Seismotectonics
- Chapter Seven Earthquake prediction and hazard analysis
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Chapter One - Brittle fracture of rock
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 December 2018
- The Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting
- Frontispiece
- The Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Reviews
- Contents
- Preface to the first edition
- Preface to the second edition
- Preface to the third edition
- Symbols
- Chapter One Brittle fracture of rock
- Chapter Two Rock friction
- Chapter Three Mechanics of faulting
- Chapter Four Mechanics of earthquakes
- Chapter Five The seismic cycle
- Chapter Six Seismotectonics
- Chapter Seven Earthquake prediction and hazard analysis
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
Under the low-temperature and pressure conditions of Earth’s upper lithosphere, silicate rock responds to large strains by brittle fracture. The mechanism of brittle behavior is by the propagation of cracks, which may occur on all scales. We begin by studying this form of deformation, which is fundamental to the topics that follow.
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- The Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting , pp. 1 - 42Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
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