A mechanical model for repeated slip events along normal faults in the basin and range: Applications to Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:140532
A mechanical model has been developed to calculate the effects of repeated slip events along pre-existing normal faults in the Basin and Range. The model calculates the aseismic and seismic deformation due to the propagation of slip along the normal fault, and the moment and energy release associated with seismic motion. Also, the model calculates regional stress changes associated with a slip event, from which changes in the level of the water table are estimated. The model is used to predict the effects of a slip event on normal faults in the vicinity of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, which is the proposed site for underground nuclear waste storage.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 140532
- Report Number(s):
- LBL--30043; ON: DE94003377
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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