The Mechanics Of Earthquakes And Faulting

This revised and up-dated edition maintains the two major themes of the first edition. The first is the connection between fault and earthquake mechanics; the s... » 

This revised and up-dated edition maintains the two major themes of the first edition. The first is the connection between fault and earthquake mechanics; the second theme is the central role of the rate-state friction laws in earthquake mechanics. It also includes two chapters which explain brittle fracture and roch friction from first principles.(21) «