Elastic Solutions for Strike-Slip Faulting

Abstract

Today's lecture will be the mathematical development of the deformation and strain pattern due to strike-slip deformation on a partially locked fault. The notes come from Chapter 8 of Turcotte & Schubert but I'll focus on section 8-6 through 8-9. While I'll follow the overall theme of Chapter 8, I'll deviate in two respects. First I'll use a coordinate system with the z-axis pointed upward to be consistent with my previous notes on gravity, magnetics, and heat flow. Second I'll develop the solution using fourier transforms to be consistent with my previous notes.