slipping zone is injected in the wall rocks [e.g., Di Toro et al.,. 2005]. According to the ...... the HVâ1 is not capable of braking instantaneously or in a controlled fashion as SHIVA ..... steady state friction. dw is usually denoted dc in other highâ.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 116, B07404, doi:10.1029/2010JB008181, 2011
Frictional melting of gabbro under extreme experimental conditions of normal stress, acceleration, and sliding velocity André Niemeijer,1,2 Giulio Di Toro,1,3 Stefan Nielsen,1 and Fabio Di Felice1 Received 24 December 2010; revised 14 April 2011; accepted 19 April 2011; published 16 July 2011.
[1] With the advent of high‐velocity shear apparatus, several experimental studies have
been performed in recent years, improving our understanding of the evolution of fault strength during seismic slip. However, these experiments were conducted under relatively low normal stress (
