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 …
Inferring earthquake physics and chemistry using an integrated field and laboratory approach
Earthquakes are the result of a combination of (1) physico-chemical processes operating in
fault zones, which allow ruptures to nucleate and rock friction to decrease with increasing …
fault zones, which allow ruptures to nucleate and rock friction to decrease with increasing …
Slow rupture in a fluid-rich fault zone initiated the 2024 Mw 7.5 Noto earthquake
The 2024 moment magnitude 7.5 Noto Peninsula (Japan) earthquake caused devastation to
communities and was generated by a complex rupture process. Using space geodetic and …
communities and was generated by a complex rupture process. Using space geodetic and …
Ubiquitous weakening of faults due to thermal pressurization
Laboratory simulations of earthquakes show that at high slip rates, faults can weaken
significantly, aiding rupture,,. Various mechanisms, such as thermal pressurization and flash …
significantly, aiding rupture,,. Various mechanisms, such as thermal pressurization and flash …
Hydration properties and interlayer organization of water and ions in synthetic Na-smectite with tetrahedral layer charge. Part 1. Results from X-ray diffraction profile …
The dehydration of two Na-saturated synthetic saponites with contrasting layer charge was
studied by modeling the X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns recorded along a water vapor …
studied by modeling the X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns recorded along a water vapor …
Coseismic recrystallization during shallow earthquake slip
SAF Smith, G Di Toro, S Kim, JH Ree… - …, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Solidified frictional melts, or pseudotachylytes, remain the only unambiguous indicator of
seismic slip in the geological record. However, pseudotachylytes form at> 5 km depth, and …
seismic slip in the geological record. However, pseudotachylytes form at> 5 km depth, and …
Hydration properties and interlayer organization of water and ions in synthetic Na-smectite with tetrahedral layer charge. Part 2. Toward a precise coupling between …
A specific methodology was developed to collate the interlayer configurations resulting from
Grand-Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations with experimental X-ray and neutron …
Grand-Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations with experimental X-ray and neutron …
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 …
Thermal decomposition along natural carbonate faults during earthquakes
Earthquake slip is facilitated by a number of thermally activated physicochemical processes
that are triggered by temperature rise during fast fault motion, ie, frictional heating. Most of …
that are triggered by temperature rise during fast fault motion, ie, frictional heating. Most of …
The importance of Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical couplings and microstructure to strain localization in 3D continua with application to seismic faults. Part II: Numerical …
In this paper we study the phenomenon of localization of deformation in fault gouges during
seismic slip. This process is of key importance to understand frictional heating and energy …
seismic slip. This process is of key importance to understand frictional heating and energy …