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Recall Coulomb's
Law of Failure
In compression,
what is the
observed angle
between the
fracture surface
and 1 ()?
~30
degrees!
conjugate
normal faults
Mechanics of faulting
Strength increases
with increasing strain
rate
STRONG
ultramafic and mafic rocks
granites
schist
dolomite
limestone
quartzite
WEAK
Role of lithology in
strength and ductility
(in ductile regime;
deeper crust)
Temperature
decreases strength
Viscous (fluid)
behavior
The brittle-ductile
transition
The implications
Important terminology/concepts
Anderson's theory of faulting
significance of conjugate faults
rheology
elastic behavior
Hooke's Law
Young's modulus
Poisson's ratio
brittle behavior
elastic limit
yield strength
plastic behavior (ideal)
power law creep
strain hardening and softening
factors controlling strength of rocks
brittle-ductile transition
viscous behavior
ideal Newtonian fluid