The crucial role of temperature in high-velocity weakening of faults: Experiments on gouge using host blocks with different thermal conductivities

Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 63-66

  Yao, Lu ^a   Ma, Shengli ^a   Platt, John D ^b   Niemeijer, André R ^c   Shimamoto, Toshihiko ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY STEEL; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOPARTICLES; SEISMOLOGY; SINTERING; STAINLESS STEEL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; TITANIUM ALLOYS; TUNGSTEN;

DEFORMATION MICROSTRUCTURE; FRICTIONAL BEHAVIOR; FRICTIONAL HEATING; LONGMENSHAN FAULTS; MICROSTRUCTURE OBSERVATION; SEISMIC VELOCITIES; SINTERING PROCESS; TEMPERATURE CALCULATION;

FAULT SLIPS;

DEFORMATION; FAULT GOUGE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ILLITE; QUARTZ; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; SLIP RATE; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CHINA; LONGMENSHAN FAULT ZONE; SICHUAN;

EID: 84953439307     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G37310.1     Document Type: Article

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