The frictional and micromechanical effects of grain comminution in fault gouge from distinct element simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Guo, Yonggui ^a   Morgan, Julia K ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMINUTION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD; FAULT GOUGE; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; GRAIN SIZE; MICROMECHANICS; SHEAR ZONE;

EID: 34547885467     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB004049     Document Type: Article

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