Effect of pore fluid pressure on the frictional strength of antigorite serpentinite
Effect of pore fluid pressure on the frictional strength of antigorite serpentinite
复制标题
孔隙流体压力对蛇纹石摩擦强度的影响
DOI:
10.1016/j.tecto.2012.10.017
复制
发表时间:
2012
期刊:
影响因子:
--
通讯作者:
Takahashi,
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Okazaki;K.;I.;Katayama;M.;Takahashi,
Triaxial deformation experiments on antigorite serpentinite show a systematic correlation between shear stress and effective normal stress over a wide range of pore pressures (50<Pp<143MPa). Under dry conditions using Ar gas as the pore fluid, the steady-state friction coefficient (μ) is estimated to be 0.66±0.01. In contrast, under wet conditions using distilled water as the pore fluid, μ=0.51±0.01 (i.e., less than under dry conditions). This difference in μ may be caused by charged water on the serpentine surface, which reduces the frictional resistance of the sliding surface in wet environments. The linear correlation between shear stress and effective normal stress suggests that Coulomb's law applies to sliding surfaces during the injection and ejection of pore fluids. This results in a significant mechanical weakening due to elevated pore fluid pressures; consequently, the locations of asperities on plate boundaries may be controlled by the heterogeneous distribution of fluids on the subducting plate interface.