Influence of subduction zone conditions and gouge composition on frictional slip stability of megathrust faults

Tectonophysics

Volumn 600, Issue , 2013, Pages 75-90

  Den Hartog, S A M ^a   Spiers, C J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Microphysical mechanisms; Rate and state friction; Seismogenic zone; Subduction megathrusts; Velocity weakening

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE NORMAL STRESS; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; POTENTIALLY UNSTABLE; RATE AND STATE FRICTION; SEISMOGENIC ZONES; SUBDUCTION MEGATHRUSTS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; VELOCITY-WEAKENING;

EXPERIMENTS; FRICTION; MIXTURES; PLASTICS FILLERS; QUARTZ; SEISMOGRAPHS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; TECTONICS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

VELOCITY;

CRACKING; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FAULT GOUGE; FRICTION; NUCLEATION; PORE PRESSURE; QUARTZ; SEISMIC ZONE; SLIP; STRESS ANALYSIS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; THRUST FAULT;

EID: 84879800570     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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