Broad-band strain amplification in an asymmetric fault zone observed from borehole optical fiber and core

KF Ma, S von Specht, LW Kuo, HH Huang… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
To unravel fault zone properties, high-resolution imaging and probing are pivotal. Here we
present a comprehensive study utilizing Distributed Dynamic Strain Sensing of a 3D array of …

Melting of fault gouge at shallow depth during the 2008 MW 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake, China

H Wang, HB Li, G Di Toro, LW Kuo… - …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Typical rocks at shallow depths of seismogenic faults are fluid-rich gouges. During
earthquakes, on-fault frictional heating may trigger thermal pressurization and dynamic fault …

Fault weakening during short seismic slip pulse experiments: The role of pressurized water and implications for induced earthquakes in the Groningen gas field

J Chen, LB Hunfeld, AR Niemeijer… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
High‐velocity friction experiments on simulated fault gouges sheared at high normal stress
and to low displacement are particularly relevant to induced seismicity, which is becoming …

Fluid drainage leads to thermal decomposition of wet gouge during experimental seismic slip

TT Nguyen, LW Kuo, QE Kong, CW Kuo… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Several borehole cores intersecting faults related to coseismic slip display high‐temperature
features, including thermal decomposition of fault gouge. We present evidence that these …

Two types of quaking and shear unjamming: State diagram for soft granular particles in quasistatic shear

CE Tsai, WC Li, HC Fan-Chiang, PY Hsiao… - Physical Review …, 2024 - APS
Understanding intermittency, a ubiquitous behavior in flows of packed grains, is pivotal for
establishing the rheology of granular matter. A straightforward explanation has been missing …

Two types of quaking and shear unjamming: state diagram for soft granular particles under shear

CE Tsai, WC Li, HC Fan-Chiang, PY Hsiao - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Understanding intermittency, an ubiquitous behavior in flows of packed grains, is pivotal for
establishing the rheology of granular matter. A straightforward explanation has been missing …

[引用][C] Experimental and Numerical Perspectives on The Role of Localization and Heating in Small-Magnitude Earthquakes

CC Hung - 2024 - Utrecht University