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Qualitative study of a geodynamical rate-and-state model for elastoplastic shear flows in crustal faults

Analysis of PDEs 2022-07-25 v1

Abstract

The Dieterich-Ruina rate-and-state friction model is transferred to a bulk variant and the state variable (aging) influencing the dissipation mechanism is here combined also with a damage influencing standardly the elastic response. As the aging has a separate dynamics, the overall model does not have a standard variational structure. A one-dimensional model is investigated as far as the steady-state existence, localization of the ataclastic core, and its time response, too. Computational experiments with a damage-free variant show stick-slip behavior (i.e. seismic cycles of tectonic faults) as well as stable slip under very large velocities.

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@article{arxiv.2207.11074,
  title  = {Qualitative study of a geodynamical rate-and-state model for elastoplastic shear flows in crustal faults},
  author = {Alexander Mielke and Tomáš Roubíček},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2207.11074},
  year   = {2022}
}