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The closed-form analytic expressions for the displacement and stresses at any point of an elastic layer lying over a base due to a very long vertical strike-slip dislocation are obtained. The interface between the layer and the base is assumed to be either ‘smooth-rigid’ or ‘rough-rigid’ or ‘welded’. The variations of displacement and stresses with the horizontal distance from the fault for different types of coupling of the layer with the base have been studied. It is found that the displacement for ‘welded interface’ lies between the displacements due to ‘smooth rigid’ and ‘rough-rigid’ interfaces for different positions of the observer and different values of the ratio of rigidities of the layer and half-space.
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Garg, N.R., Sharma, R.K. Deformation of an elastic layer coupling in different ways to a base due to a very long vertical strike-slip dislocation. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet Sci.) 101, 255–268 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02878136
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