在地震期间故障滑
1Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Università di Padova, Padova 35131, Italy. giulio.ditoro@unipd.it
Nature
|March 25, 2011
概括
在地震滑动过程中,岩石摩擦显著减少,这种现象被称为断层滑. 这种由物理化学过程驱动的滑发生在各种岩石类型中,对于理解地震力学至关重要.
科学领域:
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 地震力学 地震力学
- 岩石物理 岩石物理
背景情况:
- 断层摩擦对于地震力学至关重要,它会影响压力下降和能量释放.
- 确定断层摩擦的地震方法具有挑战性,需要实验方法.
研究的目的:
- 对地震滑动率下的岩石摩擦的实验数据进行审查.
- 阐明地震期间故障滑的机制和程度.
主要方法:
- 分析了大约300个已发表和未发表的实验.
- 使用旋转剪切装置模拟地震滑动率 (0.1-2.6 m/s).
主要成果:
- 在地震滑动率下观察到岩石摩擦的显著减少 (高达一个数量级).
- 确定物理化学过程 (如凝,脱水,化) 作为故障滑的驱动因素.
- 实验结果与自然断层产物和地震学估计相一致.
结论:
- 在地震期间,断层可能会经历滑,无论岩石的组成或削弱机制如何.
- 实验发现与了解7-15公里深度地震核形成有关.
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