A microphysical interpretation of rate- and state-dependent friction for fault gouge

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1660-1677

  Ikari, Matt J ^a,b   Carpenter, Brett M ^b,c   Marone, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

creep; earthquake; fault; friction; shear strength

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CREEP; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES; FAULTING; FRICTION; GEOPHYSICS; SHEAR STRENGTH; TRIBOLOGY;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; CONSTITUTIVE PARAMETERS; EARTHQUAKE NUCLEATION; FRICTIONAL STRENGTH; INVERSE RELATIONSHIP; MICROPHYSICAL MODELS; MICROPHYSICAL PROCESS; SEISMOGENIC FAULTS;

FAULT SLIPS;

ASPERITY; CREEP; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT GOUGE; FAULT SLIP; FAULT ZONE; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

EID: 84966415526     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016GC006286     Document Type: Article

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