Seismic b-Value for Foreshock AE Events Preceding Repeated Stick-Slips of Pre-Cut Faults in Granite
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Specimens and Experimental Setup
3. AE Data and Methods
4. Results
5. Discussion
5.1. Seismic b-Value and AE Events in Pre-Cut Faults
5.2. Implication for Seismic Hazard
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Lei, X.; Li, S.; Liu, L. Seismic b-Value for Foreshock AE Events Preceding Repeated Stick-Slips of Pre-Cut Faults in Granite. Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 2361. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8122361
Lei X, Li S, Liu L. Seismic b-Value for Foreshock AE Events Preceding Repeated Stick-Slips of Pre-Cut Faults in Granite. Applied Sciences. 2018; 8(12):2361. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8122361
Chicago/Turabian StyleLei, Xinglin, Shinian Li, and Liqiang Liu. 2018. "Seismic b-Value for Foreshock AE Events Preceding Repeated Stick-Slips of Pre-Cut Faults in Granite" Applied Sciences 8, no. 12: 2361. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8122361
APA StyleLei, X., Li, S., & Liu, L. (2018). Seismic b-Value for Foreshock AE Events Preceding Repeated Stick-Slips of Pre-Cut Faults in Granite. Applied Sciences, 8(12), 2361. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8122361