Shear strength of sediments approaching subduction in the Nankai Trough, Japan as constraints on forearc mechanics

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2716-2730

  Ikari, Matt J ^a   Hüpers, Andre ^a   Kopf, Achim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

fault; friction; Nankai; shear strength; subduction zone

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; LITHOLOGY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OFFSHORE DRILLING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRATIGRAPHY;

COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; FORMATION AND EVOLUTIONS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MEGATHRUST EARTHQUAKES; NANKAI; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS; SUBDUCTION ZONES;

FAULTING;

FAULT ZONE; FOREARC BASIN; FRICTION; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE TECTONICS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

NANKAI TROUGH; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84885151730     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ggge.20156     Document Type: Article

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