3D numerical simulations of fault gouge evolution during shear: Grain size reduction and strain localization

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 274, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 72-81

  Mair, Karen ^a   Abe, Steffen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

earthquake mechanics; fault gouge; grain comminution; numerical modeling; strain localization

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MECHANICS; FAULT GOUGE; GRAIN COMMINUTION; NUMERICAL MODELING; STRAIN LOCALIZATION;

AGGREGATES; COMMINUTION; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW INTERACTIONS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); LABORATORIES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NUMERICAL METHODS; SIZE DETERMINATION; SYSTEM STABILITY; TEXTURES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

PROCESS CONTROL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FAULT GOUGE; FAULT PROPAGATION; FAULT ZONE; FRICTION; GRAIN SIZE; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE MOTION; STRAIN; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 51249098265     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.07.010     Document Type: Article

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