High-velocity frictional properties of clay-rich fault gouge in a megasplay fault zone, Nankai subduction zone

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 24, 2010, Pages

  Ujiie, Kohtaro ^a   Tsutsumi, Akito ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; HEATING; MICROSTRUCTURE; PRESSURIZATION; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SILICATE MINERALS; TECTONICS;

DRY AND WET CONDITIONS; DRY TESTS; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT GOUGE; FAULT ZONE; FLUID PRESSURIZATION; FLUID SHEAR; FRICTIONAL HEATING; FRICTIONAL PROPERTIES; GRAIN SIZE; HIGH SHEAR RATE; HIGH VELOCITY; MATRIX; NANKAI SUBDUCTION ZONE; NORMAL STRESS; RANDOM DISTRIBUTION; SLIP RATES; SLIP WEAKENING; THERMAL PRESSURIZATION; WATER VAPORIZATION;

CLAY MINERALS;

CLAST; CLAY; DEHYDRATION; FAULT GOUGE; FAULT ZONE; FRICTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; SHEAR FLOW; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

CHINA; NANKAI; TIANJIN;

EID: 79251486669     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL046002     Document Type: Article

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