BETA SAÚDE
Asperity (faults)
Texto da Wikipédia (en), licença CC BY-SA. O BETARUBI mostra o verbete inteiro nesta página — a leitura não continua fora do site.
An asperity is an area on an active fault where there is increased friction, such that the fault may become locked, rather than continuously slipping as in aseismic creep. Earthquake rupture generally begins with the failure of an asperity, allowing the fault to move.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Asperity on a Fault". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
External links
- IRIS page on fault asperities with simple cartoon video of an asperity on an active fault
- IRIS page on "Modeling Asperities on a Strike-Slip Fault with Spaghetti"
 | This seismology article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |