Effects of pore fluid pressure on slip behaviors: An experimental study

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2619-2624

  Ougier Simonin, A ^a   Zhu, W ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

excess pore pressure; experiments; faults; slip rate; slow slips

Indexed keywords

EXCESS PORE PRESSURE; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; SEISMIC DEFORMATION; SLIP RATES; SLOW SLIPS; TRANSITIONAL REGIMES; UNSTABLE CRACK GROWTH;

DEFORMATION; EXPERIMENTS; FAULTING;

FAULT SLIPS;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CRACK; DEFORMATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HARDENING; PORE PRESSURE; RUPTURE; SANDSTONE; SLIP RATE;

EID: 84879965585     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50543     Document Type: Article

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