在石英岩石中,摩擦力降至零,因为滑动速度接近地震速率
Giulio Di Toro1, David L Goldsby, Terry E Tullis
1Dipartimento di Geologia, Paleontologia e Geofisica, Universita' di Padova, Padova, 35137, Italy.
Nature
|January 30, 2004
概括
科学家们研究了地震期间断层滑落的阻力. 石英岩石的摩擦力在高滑动速度下显著下降,这可能解释了为什么在地震事件期间主要断层是弱的.
科学领域:
- 地震机械学的地震力学
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 岩石摩擦摩擦的作用
背景情况:
- 了解地震力学需要了解故障滑动阻力.
- 低的重震摩擦阻力可能解释了主要断层的低强度.
- 最近的实验室模拟探索了地震相关的滑动率的岩石摩擦.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究石英岩石在地震滑动速度下的摩擦特性.
- 为了确定滑动速度和断层上的摩擦阻力之间的关系.
- 为了解释地震期间主要断层观察到的低强度.
主要方法:
- 在受控条件下的故障滑动的实验室模拟.
- 测量石英岩的摩擦阻力在不同的滑动速度 (高达3毫米s(-1)).
- 对断层表面特征的分析,包括凝的形成.
主要成果:
- 随着滑动速度在1mms-1以上的增加,摩擦阻力出现了非同寻常的逐渐下降.
- 摩擦阻力在地震滑动速率大约为1m s ((-1)) 的情况下被推断为接近零.
- 观察到的摩擦减少归因于断层表面形成了一层薄薄的凝层.
结论:
- 这项研究为地震期间主要断层的强度较低提供了潜在的解释.
- 这些发现强调了滑动摩擦在地震力学中的关键作用.
- 断层表面的凝形成可能会显著降低对地震的抗滑性.
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