The role of water in fault lubrication
Friction plays a key role in fault slip between tectonic plates. Here, the authors demonstrate through friction experiments on calcite in brines that pressure solution at high stresses and slow sliding velocities leads to a prominent decrease in friction and therefore is a weakening mechanism in fau...
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doaj-b1f0e0fb36344c04afc52176306f64182021-05-11T10:17:33ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232018-06-019111010.1038/s41467-018-04782-9The role of water in fault lubricationYijue Diao0Rosa M. Espinosa-Marzal1Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCivil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFriction plays a key role in fault slip between tectonic plates. Here, the authors demonstrate through friction experiments on calcite in brines that pressure solution at high stresses and slow sliding velocities leads to a prominent decrease in friction and therefore is a weakening mechanism in fault strength.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04782-9 |
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Friction plays a key role in fault slip between tectonic plates. Here, the authors demonstrate through friction experiments on calcite in brines that pressure solution at high stresses and slow sliding velocities leads to a prominent decrease in friction and therefore is a weakening mechanism in fault strength. |
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