Fig. 7From: Fully dynamic earthquake sequence simulation of a fault in a viscoelastic medium using a spectral boundary integral equation method: does interseismic stress relaxation promote aseismic transients?Schematic diagram of the investigated spring–slider–dashpot model. Two blocks representing rate-weakening and rate-strengthening patches are connected by a Maxwell element composed of a spring of stiffness \(k\) and a dashpot of viscosity \(kt_{c}\)Back to article page