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Quasi-static deformation of a layered half-space by a long strike-slip fault

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Theoretical expressions for the surface displacement and shear stress caused by a long strike-slip dislocation in an elastic layer overlying an elastic half-space are derived and the correspondence principle is used to obtain the quasi-static response when the half-space is Maxwell-viscoelastic. Variation of the surface displacement and shear stress with horizontal distance is studied for various times and vertical extents of the fault. It is seen that the quasi-static response differs significantly from the corresponding elastic response.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Maharshi Dayanand University, 124001, Rohtak, India

    Nat Ram Garg & Sarva Jit Singh

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Garg, N.R., Singh, S.J. Quasi-static deformation of a layered half-space by a long strike-slip fault. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet Sci.) 97, 11–20 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02861623

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