A review of recent developments concerning the structure, mechanics and fluid flow properties of fault zones

DR Faulkner, CAL Jackson, RJ Lunn… - Journal of Structural …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Fault zones and fault systems have a key role in the development of the Earth's crust. They
control the mechanics and fluid flow properties of the crust, and the architecture of …

Effect of clay content and mineralogy on frictional sliding behavior of simulated gouges: Binary and ternary mixtures of quartz, illite, and montmorillonite

S Tembe, DA Lockner, TF Wong - Journal of Geophysical …, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the frictional sliding behavior of simulated quartz‐clay gouges under stress
conditions relevant to seismogenic depths. Conventional triaxial compression tests were …

Low strength of deep San Andreas fault gouge from SAFOD core

DA Lockner, C Morrow, D Moore, S Hickman - Nature, 2011‏ - nature.com
Abstract The San Andreas fault accommodates 28–34 mm yr− 1 of right lateral motion of the
Pacific crustal plate northwestward past the North American plate. In California, the fault is …

Weakness of the San Andreas Fault revealed by samples from the active fault zone

BM Carpenter, C Marone, DM Saffer - Nature Geoscience, 2011‏ - nature.com
Understanding the strength and slip behaviour of tectonic faults is a central problem in
earthquake physics and seismic-hazard assessment,,,,,,,. Many major faults, including the …

Fault rocks from the SAFOD core samples: implications for weakening at shallow depths along the San Andreas Fault, California

RE Holdsworth, EWE Van Diggelen, CJ Spiers… - Journal of Structural …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
The drilling of a deep borehole across the actively cree** Parkfield segment of the San
Andreas Fault Zone (SAFZ), California, and collection of core materials permit direct …

Brittle faults are weak, yet the ductile middle crust is strong: Implications for lithospheric mechanics

WM Behr, JP Platt - Geophysical Research Letters, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
A global compilation of shear stress magnitude from mylonites developed along major fault
zones suggests that maximum shear stresses between 80 and 120 MPa are reached at …

Fault Kinematics of the 2023 Mw 6.0 Jishishan Earthquake, China, Characterized by Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar Observations

X Huang, Y Li, X Shan, M Zhong, X Wang, Z Gao - Remote Sensing, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Characterizing the coseismic slip behaviors of earthquakes could offer a better
understanding of regional crustal deformation and future seismic potential assessments. On …

Extreme dynamic weakening of faults during dehydration by coseismic shear heating

T Hirose, M Bystricky - Geophysical Research Letters, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
The dynamic strength of seismogenic faults has a critical effect on earthquake slip instability
and seismic energy release. High velocity friction experiments on simulated faults in …

Frictional properties of the active San Andreas Fault at SAFOD: Implications for fault strength and slip behavior

BM Carpenter, DM Saffer… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
We present results from a comprehensive laboratory study of the frictional strength and
constitutive properties for all three active strands of the San Andreas Fault penetrated in the …

Frictional Properties of Simulated Fault Gouges from the Seismogenic Groningen Gas Field Under In Situ PT ‐Chemical Conditions

LB Hunfeld, AR Niemeijer… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the frictional properties of simulated fault gouges derived from the main
lithologies present in the seismogenic Groningen gas field (NE Netherlands), employing in …