We apply a symmetry-based, statistical method for kine­ matic analysis of mesoscale fault-zone structures to resolve the trans­ port directions for the Rosario fault zone and Lopez StructuralCom­ plex in the San Juan Islands. Both moderately dipping fault zones accommodated large amounts of Late Cretaceous slip ( > 30 km), but the transport direction of nappes overlying these fault zones is con...

A 1-D and 2-D cylindrical flow stability is investigated in this paper. A typical velocity profile in a shear layer with infection point is studied first. The fluid motion is decomposed to two parts: the rotational part and shear part. Linear stability analysis shows the rotational part (like rigid body) is stable but the shear part is unstable. Of course, the shear layer with inflection point ...

Wepresent results from laboratory experiments and anumericalmodel for frictional weakening and shear localization. Experiments document strain localization in sheared layers at normal stresses of 0.5 to 5MPa, layer thicknesses of 3 to 10mm, and imposed slip velocities of 10 to 100 μm/s. Passive strain markers and the response to load perturbations indicate that the degree of shear localization ...

The analysis of heat flow, seismic, and topographic data collected in the northern NorwegianGreenland Sea reveals an asymmetric evolution of the Eurasian and North American plates. These data are compared to predictions from three kinematic models of extension which produce asymmetry about the Knipovich Ridge: (1) uniform asymmetric pure shear, (2) lithospheric simple shear, and (3) rift/ridge ...

The growth plate is a highly organized section of cartilage in the long bones of growing children that is susceptible to mechanical failure as well as structural and functional disruption caused by a dietary deficiency of vitamin D. The shear mechanical properties of the proximal tibial growth plate of rats raised either on normal or vitamin D and calcium deficient diets were measured. A sinuso...

Based on the recent high-resolution laboratory experiments on propagating shear rupture, the constitutive law that governs shear rupture processes is discussed in view of the physical principles and constraints, and a specific constitutive law is proposed for shear rupture. It is demonstrated that nonuniform distributions of the constitutive law parameters on the fault are necessary for creatin...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Little attention has been focused on the role of fluid-induced wall shear stress in fully developed cerebral aneurysms. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the alternation and distribution of wall shear stress over 1 cardiac cycle in patients' aneurysms. METHODS A middle cerebral artery aneurysm and a basilar tip aneurysm with localized outpouching (blebs) in their...

There are several lines of evidence that suggest that thermal pressurization (TP) of pore fluid within a low-permeability fault core may play the key role in the development of earthquake slip. To elucidate effects of TP on spontaneous fault slip, I consider solutions for a steadily propagating slip pulse on a fault with a constant sliding friction, the level of which may reflect other thermall...