Mechanical stratigraphy and normal faulting
DA Ferrill, AP Morris, RN McGinnis, KJ Smart… - Journal of Structural …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mechanical stratigraphy encompasses the mechanical properties, thicknesses, and interface
properties of rock units. Although mechanical stratigraphy often relates directly to …
properties of rock units. Although mechanical stratigraphy often relates directly to …
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 …
Recent advances in characterizing the crustal stress field and future applications of stress data: Perspectives from North America
JE Lundstern - Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 2024 - lyellcollection.org
The stress field controls patterns of crustal deformation, including which faults are likeliest to
cause earthquakes or transmit fluids. Since the 1950s, maps of maximum horizontal stress …
cause earthquakes or transmit fluids. Since the 1950s, maps of maximum horizontal stress …
Constitutive behavior of rocks during the seismic cycle
S Barbot - AGU Advances, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Establishing a constitutive law for fault friction is a crucial objective of earthquake science.
However, the complex frictional behavior of natural and synthetic gouges in laboratory …
However, the complex frictional behavior of natural and synthetic gouges in laboratory …
Fault failure modes, deformation mechanisms, dilation tendency, slip tendency, and conduits v. seals
DA Ferrill, KJ Smart, AP Morris - Geological Society, London …, 2020 - lyellcollection.org
Faults have complicated shapes. Non-planarity of faults can be caused by variations in
failure modes, which in turn are dictated by mechanical stratigraphy interacting with the …
failure modes, which in turn are dictated by mechanical stratigraphy interacting with the …
Repeated brittle reactivations of a pre-existing plastic shear zone: combined K–Ar and 40Ar–39Ar geochronology of the long-lived (> 700 Ma) Himdalen–Ørje …
E Torgersen, RH Gabrielsen, M Ganerød… - Geological …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Brittle reactivation of plastic shear zones is frequently observed in geologically old terranes.
To better understand such deformation zones, we have studied the> 700 Ma long structural …
To better understand such deformation zones, we have studied the> 700 Ma long structural …
Fault zone processes in mechanically layered mudrock and chalk
A 1.5 km long natural cliff outcrop of nearly horizontal Eagle Ford Formation in south Texas
exposes northwest and southeast dipping normal faults with displacements of 0.01–7 m …
exposes northwest and southeast dipping normal faults with displacements of 0.01–7 m …
Frictional properties of Opalinus Clay: Implications for nuclear waste storage
Abstract The kaolinite‐bearing Opalinus Clay (OPA) is the host rock proposed in Switzerland
for disposal of radioactive waste. However, the presence of tectonic faults intersecting the …
for disposal of radioactive waste. However, the presence of tectonic faults intersecting the …
Mechanical implications of creep and partial coupling on the world's fastest slipping low‐angle normal fault in southeastern Papua New Guinea
We use densely spaced campaign GPS observations and laboratory friction experiments on
fault rocks from one of the world's most rapidly slipping low‐angle normal faults, the Mai'iu …
fault rocks from one of the world's most rapidly slipping low‐angle normal faults, the Mai'iu …
Deformation mechanisms and evolution of the microstructure of gouge in the Main Fault in Opalinus Clay in the Mont Terri rock laboratory (CH)
We studied gouge from an upper-crustal, low-offset reverse fault in slightly overconsolidated
claystone in the Mont Terri rock laboratory (Switzerland). The laboratory is designed to …
claystone in the Mont Terri rock laboratory (Switzerland). The laboratory is designed to …