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    TPV3           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault in a homogeneous fullspace.
    TPV4           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault in a homogeneous halfspace.
    TPV5 *           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault in a homogeneous halfspace. There are slightly heterogeneous initial stress conditions.
    TPV6           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault in a bimaterial halfspace, with high shear modulus contrast across the fault (a "well-posed" problem).
    TPV7           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault in a bimaterial halfspace, with low shear modulus contrast across the fault.
    TPV8           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault in a homogeneous halfspace. Initial stress conditions are linearly dependent on depth. Subshear rupture conditions.
    TPV9           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical dip-slip fault in a homogeneous halfspace. Initial stress conditions are linearly dependent on depth. Subshear rupture conditions.
    TPV10           Spontaneous rupture on a 60 degree dipping dip-slip fault (normal fault) in a homogeneous halfspace. Initial stress conditions are linearly dependent on depth. Subshear rupture conditions.
    TPV11           Spontaneous rupture on a 60 degree dipping dip-slip fault (normal fault) in a homogeneous halfspace. Initial stress conditions are linearly dependent on depth. Supershear rupture conditions.
    TPV12 *           Spontaneous rupture on a 60 degree dipping dip-slip fault (normal fault) in a homogeneous halfspace. Material properties are linear elastic. Initial stress conditions are dependent on depth. Strongly supershear rupture conditions.
    TPV13 *           Spontaneous rupture on a 60 degree dipping dip-slip fault (normal fault) in a homogeneous halfspace. Material properties are non-associative Drucker-Prager plastic with yielding in shear. Initial stress conditions are dependent on depth. Strongly supershear rupture conditions.
    TPV14           Spontaneous rupture on a right-lateral, vertical, strike-slip fault with a rightward branch forming a 30 degree angle. There are linear elastic material properties in a homogeneous half-space. Material properties and initial stresses are similar to TPV5.
    TPV15           Spontaneous rupture on a left-lateral, vertical, strike-slip fault with a rightward branch forming a 30 degree angle. There are linear elastic material properties in a homogeneous half-space. Material properties and initial stresses are similar to TPV5.
    TPV16           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault in a homogeneous halfspace. There are randomly-generated heterogeneous initial stress conditions.
    TPV17           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault in a homogeneous halfspace. There are randomly-generated heterogeneous initial stress conditions.
    TPV18           Spontaneous rupture on a right-lateral, vertical, strike-slip fault with a rightward branch forming a 30 degree angle. There are linear elastic material properties in a homogeneous half-space.
    TPV19           Spontaneous rupture on a right-lateral, vertical, strike-slip fault with a rightward branch forming a 30 degree angle. There are Drucker-Prager plastic material properties in a homogeneous half-space.
    TPV20           Spontaneous rupture on a left-lateral, vertical, strike-slip fault with a rightward branch forming a 30 degree angle. There are linear elastic material properties in a homogeneous half-space.
    TPV21           Spontaneous rupture on a left-lateral, vertical, strike-slip fault with a rightward branch forming a 30 degree angle. There are Drucker-Prager plastic material properties in a homogeneous half-space.
    TPV22           Spontaneous rupture on a right-lateral, vertical, strike-slip fault with a rightward stepover (extensional step). There are linear elastic material properties in a homogeneous half-space.
    TPV23           Spontaneous rupture on a right-lateral, vertical, strike-slip fault with a leftward stepover (compressional step). There are linear elastic material properties in a homogeneous half-space.
    TPV24           Spontaneous rupture on a right-lateral, vertical, strike-slip fault with a rightward branch forming a 30 degree angle. There are linear elastic material properties in a homogeneous half-space.
    TPV25           Spontaneous rupture on a left-lateral, vertical, strike-slip fault with a rightward branch forming a 30 degree angle. There are linear elastic material properties in a homogeneous half-space.
    TPV26           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault. There are linear elastic material properties in a homogeneous half-space. This is the linear elastic version of TPV27.
    TPV26v2           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault. There are linear elastic material properties in a homogeneous half-space. This is the same as TPV26, with additional off-fault stations and a longer running time.
    TPV27           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault. There are Drucker-Prager viscoplastic material properties in a homogeneous half-space.
    TPV27v2           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault. There are Drucker-Prager viscoplastic material properties in a homogeneous half-space. This is the same as TPV27, with additional off-fault stations and a longer running time.
    TPV28           Spontaneous rupture on a non-planar vertical strike-slip fault. The fault is a vertical plane, except for two hills. Initial shear and normal stresses on the fault are obtained by resolving a regional stress tensor onto the fault surface.
    TPV29           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault with stochastic roughness. There are linear elastic material properties in a homogeneous half-space. Initial shear and normal stresses on the fault are obtained by resolving a regional stress tensor onto the fault surface. This is the linear elastic version of TPV30.
    TPV30           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault with stochastic roughness. There are Drucker-Prager viscoplastic material properties in a homogeneous half-space. Initial shear and normal stresses on the fault are obtained by resolving a regional stress tensor onto the fault surface.
    TPV31           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault. There is a discontinuous 1D velocity structure in a linear elastic half-space. Initial stresses are proportional to the shear modulus.
    TPV32           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault. There is a continuous 1D velocity structure in a linear elastic half-space. Initial stresses are proportional to the shear modulus.
    TPV33           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault. There is a 3D velocity structure with a low-velocity fault zone in a linear elastic half-space. Initial shear stresses are tapered so that the rupture stops spontaneously before reaching the earth's surface or any edge of the fault.
    TPV34           Imperial Fault, Model 1. Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault. There is a 3D velocity structure in a linear elastic half-space. The velocity structure is derived from SCEC Community Velocity Model CVM-H in the vicinity of the Imperial Fault. Initial shear and normal stresses are proportional to the shear modulus.
    TPV35           Parkfield 2004 M6 Earthquake. Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault. This is our first validation benchmark. In addition to comparing the results of dynamic rupture codes to each other, we are also comparing the results to real-world seismic data. TPV35 is based on a spontaneous rupture model from Ma, Custódio, Archuleta, and Liu (2008), Dynamic modeling of the 2004 Mw 6.0 Parkfield, California, earthquake, J. Geophys. Res., 113, B02301, doi:10.1029/2007JB005216.
    TPV101           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault in a homogeneous fullspace. Rate-state friction, using an ageing law.
    TPV102           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault in a homogeneous halfspace. Rate-state friction, using an ageing law.
    TPV103           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault in a homogeneous fullspace. Rate-state friction, using a slip law with strong rate-weakening.
    TPV104           Spontaneous rupture on a vertical strike-slip fault in a homogeneous halfspace. Rate-state friction, using a slip law with strong rate-weakening.
    TPV105           Spontaneous rupture on a strike-slip fault. Thermal pressurization, with rate-state friction, using a slip law with strong rate-weakening. This is a 2D benchmark.
    TPV105-3D           Spontaneous rupture on a strike-slip fault. Thermal pressurization, with rate-state friction, using a slip law with strong rate-weakening. This is a 3D benchmark.
    TPV205 *           Same problem as TPV5, except performed at multiple resolutions.
    TPV210           Same problem as TPV10, except performed at multiple resolutions.

* Starred items are benchmark classics.

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Note: "TPV5" stands for "The Problem, Version 5."

 

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