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Time evolution of dehydration-induced stick-slip behaviors of simulated bassanite gouges
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  • Rei Shiraishi,
  • Mikihiro Kawabata,
  • Jun Muto,
  • Hiroyuki Nagahama,
  • Yuto Sasaki,
  • Masaaki Iwasaki
Rei Shiraishi
Tohoku University

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Mikihiro Kawabata
Tohoku University
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Jun Muto
Tohoku University
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Hiroyuki Nagahama
Tohoku University
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Yuto Sasaki
Kaijo Junior and Senior High School
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Masaaki Iwasaki
Dia Nippon Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd.
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Abstract

Pore fluid pressure generated by dehydration of hydrous minerals can trigger deep and intermediate-depth earthquakes. To investigate its effect on frictional behaviors, we conducted friction experiments on simulated bassanite gouges and observed the stress drops and recurrence intervals of stick-slip events decreased over time under 200 MPa and 110 °C. Microstructural observations indicates that gouges deformed under room temperature shows the development of numerous shear bands including Riedel shears. On the other hand, a sample deformed under 200 MPa and 110 °C had few Riedel shear planes, indicative of the elevated pore fluid pressure suppressing the development of shear planes. We derived time function of dehydration-driven pore fluid pressure evolution using Avrami kinetics. Because of the mathematical similarity of Avrami equation and the fractal geometry, our result shows that the kinetics-driven pore fluid pressure evolution controlled the stick-slip behaviors of the basanite gouges under dehydration.
02 Feb 2024Submitted to ESS Open Archive
02 Feb 2024Published in ESS Open Archive