9.1.2 Thrust Fault

9.1.2 Thrust Fault

The domain with dimensions shown in figure 9.2 contains a 9.9 km long and 11.2 km wide thrust fault that dips 35 degrees to the south. We bury the fault 5.3 km below the ground surface, and impose shear stresses on the fault surface 105 degrees from the strike to the east. Table 9.2 gives the sizes of the finite-element model created at coarse refinement using IDEAS and after 2x refinement.

Figure 9.2: Orthographic projection of the domain geometry for the thrust fault. The label HA denotes the location of the hypocenter. We will examine the waveforms at site S1.

9.1.2 Thrust Fault