[HTML][HTML] Clay smear: Review of mechanisms and applications

PJ Vrolijk, JL Urai, M Kettermann - Journal of Structural Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
Clay smear is a collection of fault processes and resulting fault structures that form when
normal faults deform layered sedimentary sections. These elusive structures have attracted …

[HTML][HTML] Carbonate hosted fault rocks: A review of structural and microstructural characteristic with implications for seismicity in the upper crust

C Delle Piane, MB Clennell, JVA Keller… - Journal of Structural …, 2017 - Elsevier
The structure, frictional properties and permeability of faults within carbonate rocks exhibit a
dynamic interplay that controls both seismicity and the exchange of fluid between different …

Can grain size sensitive flow lubricate faults during the initial stages of earthquake propagation?

N De Paola, RE Holdsworth, C Viti, C Collettini… - Earth and Planetary …, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] High-velocity frictional properties of Alpine Fault rocks: Mechanical data, microstructural analysis, and implications for rupture propagation

C Boulton, L Yao, DR Faulkner, J Townend… - Journal of Structural …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Alpine Fault in New Zealand is a major plate-bounding structure that typically
slips in∼ M8 earthquakes every c. 330 years. To investigate the near-surface, high-velocity …

Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study of the Effects of Water Content and Wettability on the Shear Properties of Kaolinite for the Failure of Clay Soil

M Lu, W Huang, YY Zheng - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2024 - ACS Publications
In the macroscopic soil mechanic experiment, the occurrence of cracks and failures of clay
soil is intimately related to the nanoscale shear behavior of clay mineral sheets, which …

Fault structure, stress, or pressure control of the seismicity in shale? Insights from a controlled experiment of fluid‐induced fault reactivation

L De Barros, G Daniel, Y Guglielmi… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Clay formations are present in reservoirs and earthquake faults, but questions remain on
their mechanical behavior, as they can vary from ductile (aseismic) to brittle (seismic). An …

Strain partitioning and frictional behavior of opalinus clay during fault reactivation

V Schuster, E Rybacki, A Bonnelye, G Kwiatek… - Rock Mechanics and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Opalinus Clay (OPA) formation is considered a suitable host rock candidate for
nuclear waste storage. However, the sealing integrity and long-term safety of OPA are …

Temperature-dependent frictional properties of heterogeneous Hikurangi Subduction Zone input sediments, ODP Site 1124

C Boulton, AR Niemeijer, CJ Hollis, J Townend… - Tectonophysics, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Hikurangi Subduction Zone (HSZ), New Zealand, accommodates westward
subduction of the Pacific Plate. Where imaged seismically, the shallow HSZ décollement (< …

The implications of fault zone transformation on aseismic creep: Example of the North Anatolian Fault, Turkey

M Kaduri, JP Gratier, F Renard, Z Çakir… - … Research: Solid Earth, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aseismic creep is observed at surface along several segments of the North Anatolian right‐
lateral active fault in Turkey, a major plate boundary between Eurasia and Anatolia …

Water vaporization promotes coseismic fluid pressurization and buffers temperature rise

J Chen, A Niemeijer, L Yao, S Ma - Geophysical Research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the frictional properties of carbonate‐rich gouge layers at a slip rate of 1.3
m/s, under dry and water‐saturated conditions, while monitoring temperature at different …