Differential geometric approach to the stress aspect of a fault: Airy stress function surface and curvatures

• Autorzy: Yamasaki K. , Yajima T.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We considered the two-dimensional stress aspect of a fault from the viewpoint of differential geometry. For this analysis, we concentrated on the curvatures of the Airy stress function surface. We found the following: (i) Because the principal stresses are the principal curvatures of the stress function surface, the first and the second invariant quantities in the elasticity correspond to invariant quantities in differential geometry; specifically, the mean and Gaussian curvatures, respectively; (ii) Coulomb's failure criterion shows that the coefficient of friction is the physical expression of the geometric energy of the stress function surface; (iii) The differential geometric expression of the Goursat formula shows that the fault (dislocation) type (strike-slip or dip-slip) corresponds to the stress function surface type (elliptic or hyperbolic). Finally, we discuss the need to use non-biharmonic stress tensor theory to describe the stress aspect of multi-faults or an earthquake source zone.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

stress function; curvature; Mohr’s circle; faults; Goursat formula

• Wydawca: Instytut Geofizyki PAN ; Springer
• Czasopismo: Acta Geophysica
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: Vol. 60, no. 1
• Strony: 4--23
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 20 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Yamasaki K.

autor

Yajima T.

• Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kobe University, Nada, Kobe, Japan,

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