Time-independent compaction behavior of quartz sands

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 936-956

  Brzesowsky, R H ^b   Spiers, C J ^a   Peach, C J ^a   Hangx, S J T ^a,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Compaction experiments on sands were combined with a microphysical model; Compaction seems to be controlled by contact asperity amplitude of the grain; Time independent compaction of sands controls porosity during sediment burial

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; COMPACTION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GRAIN SIZE; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; QUARTZ; SAND;

EID: 84899704411     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JB010444     Document Type: Article

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