Initially, the devastating Mw 7.0, 12 January 2010 Haiti earthquake seemed to involve straightforward accommodation of oblique relative motion between the Caribbean and North American plates along the Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault zone. Here, we combine seismological observations, geologic field data and space geodetic measurements to show that, instead, the rupture process involved slip on ...

Abstract. Lithospheric-scale fault systems control the large-scale permeability in Earth's crust and lithospheric mantle, its proper recognition is fundamental to understand geometry distribution of mineral deposits, volcanic plutonic complexes geothermal systems. However, their manifestations at current surface can be very subtle, as many cases they are oriented oblique continental margin axis...

the nnw-trending dena fault, with 140 km length, cuts the major structures of zagros fold-thrust belt in borujen region. the fault has divided the region in two zones, in which different structural, andmorphological features as well assedimentation and seismtectonic characteristics have developed. this study presents a new interpretation for the kinematics of dena fault based on field evidence....

We scale the various parameters deening a 3D fault model (i.e. characteristic distance and time of a state friction law, size and aspect ratio of the fault, medium impedance) and derive two dimensionless parameters governing the typical dynamics of the fault through single or multiple ruptures. The diier-ent faulting regimes are illustrated by a series of numerical simulations. As the parameter...

We present atomistic simulations of the tensile and compressive loading of single crystal facecentered cubic (FCC) nanowires with h1 0 0i and h1 1 0i orientations to study the propensity of the nanowires to deform via twinning or slip. By studying the deformation characteristics of three FCC materials with disparate stacking fault energies (gold, copper and nickel), we find that the deformation...

varicella-zoster viruses complications involving the cns are estimated to occur rarely, transverse myelitis after varicella-zoster virus in most patients is characterized by an abrupt onset of progressive weakness and sensory disturbance in the lower extremities , like other viruses. we describe the case of 17 year-old boy who experienced cervical transverse myelitis after chickenpox with inabi...

Mutual dislocation of seismogenic faults during strong earthquakes will result in a large relative displacement on both sides the fault. It is great significance to explore influence collision effect between main beam and transverse shear key seismic response bridge under fault dislocation. In this paper, series cross-fault ground motions with different permanent displacements are artificially ...