Fracture energy and breakdown work during earthquakes
Large seismogenic faults consist of approximately meter-thick fault cores surrounded by
hundreds-of-meters-thick damage zones. Earthquakes are generated by rupture …
hundreds-of-meters-thick damage zones. Earthquakes are generated by rupture …
Do faults preserve a record of seismic slip: A second opinion
Exhumed fault zones offer insights into deformation processes associated with earthquakes
in unparalleled spatial resolution; however it can be difficult to differentiate seismic slip from …
in unparalleled spatial resolution; however it can be difficult to differentiate seismic slip from …
Beyond Byerlee friction, weak faults and implications for slip behavior
Some faults are considered strong because their strength is consistent with the Coulomb
criterion under Byerlee's friction, 0.6< μ< 0.85. In marked contrast, numerous studies have …
criterion under Byerlee's friction, 0.6< μ< 0.85. In marked contrast, numerous studies have …
[HTML][HTML] Fossilchemical-physical (dis) equilibria between paleofluids and host rocks and their relationship to the seismiccycle and earthquakes
Understanding the behavior of fluids in seismically active faults and their chemical-physical
(dis) equilibrium with the host rock is important to understand the role of fluids upon …
(dis) equilibrium with the host rock is important to understand the role of fluids upon …
A wheat kinase and immune receptor form host-specificity barriers against the blast fungus
S Arora, A Steed, R Goddard, K Gaurav, T O'Hara… - Nature Plants, 2023 - nature.com
Since emerging in Brazil in 1985, wheat blast has spread throughout South America and
recently appeared in Bangladesh and Zambia. Here we show that two wheat resistance …
recently appeared in Bangladesh and Zambia. Here we show that two wheat resistance …
Can grain size sensitive flow lubricate faults during the initial stages of earthquake propagation?
Recent friction experiments carried out under upper crustal P–T conditions have shown that
microstructures typical of high temperature creep develop in the slip zone of experimental …
microstructures typical of high temperature creep develop in the slip zone of experimental …
Frictional properties and microstructure of calcite-rich fault gouges sheared at sub-seismic sliding velocities
We report an experimental and microstructural study of the frictional properties of simulated
fault gouges prepared from natural limestone (96% CaCO 3) and pure calcite. Our …
fault gouges prepared from natural limestone (96% CaCO 3) and pure calcite. Our …
Evolution of the strain localization and shear-zone internal structure in the granular material: Insights from ring-shear experiments
W Hu, Y Zheng, M McSaveney, Q Xu, R Huang… - Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Shear zone is widely observed in natural faults and landslides as well as laboratory
experiments on granular material. Understanding the shear-zone evolution process in …
experiments on granular material. Understanding the shear-zone evolution process in …
[HTML][HTML] Dynamic shear behaviours of granite under coupled static and high-rate loadings
Understanding dynamic shear behaviours of rock under quasi-static confinement and
dynamic loads is not only of great importance in underground engineering structures, but …
dynamic loads is not only of great importance in underground engineering structures, but …
Deformation at the frictional-viscous transition: Evidence for cycles of fluid-assisted embrittlement and ductile deformation in the granitoid crust
P Wehrens, A Berger, M Peters, T Spillmann… - Tectonophysics, 2016 - Elsevier
Mid-crustal deformation is classically characterized by the transition from ductile to brittle
deformation defining the frictional-to-viscous transition (FVT). Here we investigate an …
deformation defining the frictional-to-viscous transition (FVT). Here we investigate an …