[CIG-SHORT] Stress concentration near the fault tip

[Josimar Alves da Silva]

Dear All,

I am running PyLith with a 2D fault friction model, including gravitational
effects.

I am finding stress concentration near the tip of the fault and I would
like to understand why this occurs. See attached figure.

On the link below Brad seems to address this issue, however it is still not
clear to me why this happens.

http://lists.geodynamics.org/pipermail/cig-short/2014-November/001924.html

Details about my simulation are attached (log files, boundary conditions...)

Thank you in advance for your time.
Best,
Josimar
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