Frictional Behavior and Microstructural Evolution of Fault Zones: The Role of Effective Stress and Slip Rate

马龙-EAR-0001127地震期间，断层表面以几厘米/S的速度滑动到几米/S的速度。在这些滑动速率下的摩擦特性对确定地震破裂的关键方面，包括地震应力降、产热和动态破裂扩展方式起着重要作用。然而，对于动态滑移速度下的摩擦力知之甚少。有限的可用数据是在狭窄的条件下收集的，这些数据与适合地震成核的较低速度下的摩擦数据库之间存在显著差异。这项建议是进行滑动速度从m/S到微米/S的实验室实验。一个重要的目标是将整个速度范围内的摩擦观测定量连接起来，并研究实验室摩擦数据与发震断层的定标问题。裸露的岩石表面和颗粒状断层泥将在一系列正应力和表面条件下进行研究，摩擦数据将根据现有的摩擦理论进行分析。该实验计划的一个主要目标将是确定与速度相关的摩擦和摩擦演化(状态)效应的微观原因。

MARONE EAR-0001127 During an earthquake, fault surfaces slip at speeds of several cm/s to several m/s. The frictional properties at these slip rates play an important role in determining key aspects of seismic rupture, including earthquake stress drop, heat production, and the mode of dynamic rupture expansion. However, little is known about friction at dynamic slip velocities. The limited available data have been collected under a narrow range of conditions and significant discrepancies exist between these data and the friction database at lower velocities appropriate to earthquake nucleation. This proposal is to conduct laboratory experiments spanning slip speeds from m/s to micron/s. An important goal will be to quantitatively connect friction observations over the entire velocity range and to study the problem of scaling laboratory friction data to seismogenic faults. Bare rock surfaces and granular fault gouge will be studied under a range of normal stresses and surface conditions, and friction data will be analyzed in terms of existing friction theory. A major goal of the experimental program will be to identify the micromechanical causes of velocity-dependent friction and friction evolution (state) effects.