Professor Sylvain Barbot
Nanyang Technological University

The Relax software implements a semi analytic solver in the Fourier domain to simulation stress change and deformation in the lithosphere caused by earthquakes and other environmental changes. Recently, Rousset et al. (2012) used Relax to simulate coupled afterslip and viscoelastic flow following the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake. In the webinar, we will explore how to use Relax to simulate Coulomb stress change, afterslip, and 3D viscoelastic model of postseismic deformation. We will learn how to setup the input files, and visualize the simulation. We will generate maps of surface displacement and stress with GMT and explore large data sets in 3D using Paraview. Through examples, we will see how Relax can be used for education and research. And most important of all: Relax!

[All 2012-13 webinars] [YouTube]

1. Barbot
2. webinar
3. 2013