在高工作速度下岩石摩擦的尺度依赖性
Futoshi Yamashita1, Eiichi Fukuyama1, Kazuo Mizoguchi1,2
1National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED), Tsukuba 305-0006, Japan.
Nature
|December 15, 2015
概括
由于应力异质性,岩石摩擦在较大的尺度上显著减弱. 这一发现基于一米大小的岩石实验, 表明自然断层的强度可能比以前估计的更快.
科学领域:
- 地质学
- 岩石机械
- 地震科学
背景情况:
- 岩石的摩擦性质是理解地震机制的关键.
- 之前的研究表明,在小岩石样本中,摩擦强度降低,滑动和工作速度增加.
研究的目的:
- 通过大规模实验,研究尺度依赖的岩石摩擦.
- 确定岩石摩擦的小规模发现是否适用于自然断层尺寸.
主要方法:
- 使用一个大型的双轴摩擦装置与米大小的岩石样本.
- 进行了机械,视觉和物质观察.
- 根据观察到的摩擦特性进行了数值模拟.
主要成果:
- 在米尺样本中的岩石摩擦在较低的工作速度下减弱,而不是在厘米尺寸的样本中.
- 滑动演化的应力异质性,导致隙形成和应力度,解释了这种差异.
- 数字模拟验证了实验结果.
结论:
- 自然断层可能比小规模实验预测的更快地失去力量.
- 对于准确的地震力学建模而言,规模依赖的摩擦性质至关重要.
- 局部应力度显著影响宏观断裂强度.
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