SEM2DPACK version 2.3.6 released

SEM2DPACK is a spectral element method solver for 2D wave propagation and fracture dynamics, with emphasis on computational seismology and earthquake source dynamics.

A new version of SEM2DPACK (2.3.6) is now available for download at http://sourceforge.net/projects/sem2d

This version introduces useful features for dynamic faults: smooth mesh generation for fault surfaces, instantaneous healing in slip-weakening friction, optional suppression of fault opening, easy tagging of near-fault elements, separate output of initial values and cohesive normal response. Bugs in the plastic solver are fixed.

Jean-Paul (Pablo) Ampuero
California Institute of Technology
Seismological Laboratory