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Meso-Scale Shear Physics in Earthquake and Landslide Mechanics

Meso-Scale Shear Physics in Earthquake and Landslide Mechanics

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GeologyPhysics

ISBN10: 1138112674
ISBN13: 9781138112674
Publisher: Crc Pr Inc
Published: May 22 2017
Pages: 294
Weight: 1.14
Height: 0.62 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English

The identification of meso-scale phenomena - occurring between microscopic and continuum length scales - has been one of the most exciting developments in rock mechanics in the last decade. Meso-scale phenomena are considered as the bridge between the two length scales in understanding shear between material interfaces as well as particulate systems and in studying material response. Examples are the initiation of seismic slip along fault planes at great depths at rates nearing shock conditions, and the initiation and rapid runout of landslides near the earth's surface. Additionally, the basic physics of thermo-poro-mechanical coupling can be elucidated through a meso-scale mechanics approach as a means of understanding the loss of shearing resistance when water and heat are trapped inside almost impervious clay layers under great pressure.

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