Frictional response of a thick gouge sample: 1 mechanical measurements and microstructures

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Chambon, Guillaume ^a,b   Schmittbuhl, Jean ^a,c   Corfdir, Alain ^d  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

^b Cemagref   (France)

^c UMR 7063   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CONFINING PRESSURE; FAULT GOUGE; FAULT ZONE; FRICTION; GRAIN SIZE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; QUARTZ; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLIP; STRAIN;

EID: 34147119419     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JB002731     Document Type: Article

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