The Impact of Material Stiffness on the Likelihood of Fault Rupture Propagating to the Ground Surface

Research Article| May 01, 2013 The Impact of Material Stiffness on the Likelihood of Fault Rupture Propagating to the Ground Surface Robb Eric S. Moss; Robb Eric S. Moss Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California 93401 U.S.A.rmoss@calpoly.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Kevin V. Stanton; Kevin V. Stanton Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California 93401 U.S.A.rmoss@calpoly.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Moises I. Buelna Moises I. Buelna Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California 93401 U.S.A.rmoss@calpoly.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Robb Eric S. Moss Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California 93401 U.S.A.rmoss@calpoly.edu Kevin V. Stanton Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California 93401 U.S.A.rmoss@calpoly.edu Moises I. Buelna Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California 93401 U.S.A.rmoss@calpoly.edu Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1938-2057 Print ISSN: 0895-0695 © 2013 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2013) 84 (3): 485–488. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220110109 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Robb Eric S. Moss, Kevin V. Stanton, Moises I. Buelna; The Impact of Material Stiffness on the Likelihood of Fault Rupture Propagating to the Ground Surface. Seismological Research Letters 2013;; 84 (3): 485–488. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220110109 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search The stiffness of the upper thirty meters of geologic material is shown statistically to have a strong impact on the propagation of fault rupture at depth to the ground surface for reverse events. The stiffness of a geologic material controls its capacity for absorbing or transmitting discrete localized planar deformations. However, the fault mechanism that initiated the deformations and the resulting stress state also has an influence. This can be seen in how the stiffness of the upper thirty meters has no impact on the propagation of fault rupture at depth to the ground surface in strike‐slip events. An empirical... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.