Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dr. h.c. mult. Yehuda Ben-Zion

Profile

Academic positionCurrently without academic position
Research fieldsGeophysics
KeywordsEarthquake dynamics, fracture, friction, damage rheology, seismic waves

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityLos Angeles
InstitutionUniversity of Southern California
InstituteDepartment of Earth Sciences

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Georg DresenSektion 4.2 Geomechanik und Wissenschaftliches Bohren, GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung, Potsdam
Start of initial sponsorship01/03/2011

Programme(s)

2010Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Yehuda Ben-Zion, an international leader in earth sciences, provided seminal contributions focusing on the physics of earthquakes and faulting. His work includes important studies on the dynamics of single earthquake ruptures, but also addresses the elusive complexities in the collective behavior of fault systems. Among several projects, Professor Ben-Zion intends to continue his recent work on damage mechanics including results from rock mechanics experimentation while in Germany.

Publications (partial selection)

2016Martínez-Garzón, P., Y. Ben-Zion, N. Abolfathian, G. Kwiatek and M. Bohnhoff: A refined methodology for stress inversions of earthquake focal mechanisms. In: J. Geophys. Res., 2016,
2016Najdahmadi, B., M. Bohnhoff and Y. Ben-Zion: Bimaterial interfaces at the Karadere segment of the North Anatolian Fault, northwestern Turkey. In: J. Geophys. Res., 2016, 931-950
2016Bohnhoff, M., P., Martínez-Garzón, F. Bulut, F., E. Stierle and Y. Ben-Zion: Maximum earthquake magnitudes in relation to fault zone evolution: The case of the North Anatolian Fault Zone. In: Tectonophysics, 2016, 147-165
2016Kwiatek, G. and Y. Ben-Zion: Theoretical limits on detection and analysis of small earthquakes. In: J. Geophys. Res, 2016, 5898-5916
2015Martínez-Garzón, P., M. Bohnhoff, Y. Ben-Zion and G. Dresen: Scaling of maximum observed magnitudes with geometrical and stress properties of strike-slip faults. In: Geophys. Res. Lett., 2015, 1-9
2013Kwiatek, G. and Y. Ben-Zion: Assessment of P and S wave energy radiated from very small shear-tensile seismic events in a deep South Africa mine. In: J. Geophys. Res., 2013, 3630-3641
2012Bulut, F., Y. Ben-Zion and M. Bohnhoff: Evidence for a bimaterial interface along the Mudurnu segment of the North Anatolian Fault Zone from polarization analysis of P waves. In: Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 2012, 17-22
2012Ozakin, Y., Y. Ben-Zion, M. Aktar, H. Karabulut and Z. Peng: Velocity contrast across the 1944 rupture zone of the North Anatolian fault east of Ismetpasa from analysis of teleseismic arrivals. In: Geophys. Res. Lett., 2012, 1-6