The effect of mineralogy and effective normal stress on frictional strength of sheet silicates

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 49-61

  Behnsen, Julia ^a   Faulkner, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clays; Fault gouge; Friction coefficients; Phyllosilicates

Indexed keywords

CONTACT AREAS; DRY FRICTION COEFFICIENT; EFFECTIVE NORMAL STRESS; FAULT GOUGE; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FRICTIONAL STRENGTH; HYDROPHILIC SURFACES; INTERLAYER BOND STRENGTH; LIZARDITE; PHYLLOSILICATE; PHYLLOSILICATES; PORE FLUID PRESSURE; TRIAXIAL APPARATUS; WET FRICTIONS; WET STRENGTH;

CLAY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; KAOLINITE; MICA; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; SILICATES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

FRICTION;

CLAY MINERAL; FAULT GOUGE; FLUID PRESSURE; FRICTION; MINERALOGY; PHYLLOSILICATE; ROCK MECHANICS; SILICATE;

EID: 84865342168     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2012.06.015     Document Type: Article

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