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020			_a9781108445719
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a551.220287 _bOh4p
100			_aOhnaka, Mitiyasu
245			_aThe physics of rock failure and earthquakes _cMitiyasu Ohnaka
260			_aCambridge _bCambridge University Press _c2017
300			_ax, 270p
520			_aDespite significant advances in the understanding of earthquake generation processes and derivation of underlying physical laws, controversy remains regarding the constitutive law for earthquake ruptures and how it should be formulated. Laboratory experiments are necessary to obtain high-resolution measurements that allow the physical nature of shear rupture processes to be deduced, and to resolve the controversy. This important book provides a deeper understanding of earthquake processes from nucleation to their dynamic propagation. Its key focus is a deductive approach based on laboratory-derived physical laws and formulae, such as a unifying constitutive law, a constitutive scaling law, and a physical model of shear rupture nucleation. Topics covered include: the fundamentals of rock failure physics, earthquake generation processes, physical scale dependence, and large-earthquake generation cycles. Designed for researchers and professionals in earthquake seismology, rock failure physics, geology and earthquake engineering, it is also a valuable reference for graduate students.
650			_aSeismology
650			_aRock mechanics
650			_aEarthquakes
942			_cBK
999			_c559737 _d559737