... Abstract Dynamic shear ruptures (up to intersonic velocities) have been observed in brittle materials from micro to macro scales including earthquakes. Earthquake laboratory experiments have revealed two key features of extreme ruptures: intensive microcracking in the rupture tip...

... ABSTRACT: Since the 1999 Chi-chi earthquake and the 1999 Kocaeli earthquake damaged many important structures due to surface rupture, as well as a strong motion by the fault rupture, displacement and inclination in ground surface become the significant issues. In this study, we conducted fault...

...Eurock '96, Barla ied.) © 1996 Balkema, Rotterdam. ISBN 90 5410 843 6 The way of rupture of chalk submitted to a torsional stress Modalite de rupture de la craie pendant des essais de torsion Bruchrnodalitaten im Kalkstein bei Verwindungstests G. Pecqueur, A. Mikolajczak & 1.M. Siwak - Ecole des...

... ABSTRACT Great difficulties - unexpected rock ruptures and excessive deformation, sudden dynamic loading, delayed ruptures, influx of solids - are encountered when working at great depth, due to very high level of stress, temperature, pore pressure and fluid or temperature gradients around...

... occurrence probability estimation is under review. Taking into consideration the changeability of displacement values along the seismic surface rupture traces, just these parameters could be used for the design purpose. Estimations are based on the analysis of surface rupture parameters of more than 230...