Abstract
The paper is dedicated to the classical glissade’s modeling in order to
explain the earthquake mechanisms. The B&K model has been rethought
generalizing the uniform movement of the largest stratum, corresponds to
any continually acting force. In addition, for the resistance function
has been used an expression obtained by the authors, based on the
Elementary Catastrophes Theory that fully satisfies the conditions of
the existence and uniqueness theorem regarding the solutions of the
systems of ODE. The generalized B&K model equations have been solved
numerically for a particular case through the respective standard
software package MATLAB. The analysis of the results highlights a
periodicity at the seismic activity (obtained at constant force) and the
earthquake’s appearances it is shown as a consequence of the different
system’s resonance points. All of the above would allow through the
reengineering methods obtaining valuable information related to the
structure and behavior of local plates.