Ge 277- ‘From Rock Mechanics to Seismotectonics’
Winter Quarter 2005
Instructor: Jean-Philippe Avouac
Schedule:
Location: NM 215
January 13, 12am-1pm
Introduction, Jean-Philippe Avouac
January 27, 12am-1pm
Subject: Brittle deformation,
friction laws and semi-brittle processes
Reading : Lockner 1998, Marone,
1998 (p643-661)
Speakers : Jean-Philippe, Yoshi
Additional references: Blanpied et al, 1991, 1995; Brudy et
al, 1997; Townend and Zoback,
2000.
February 3, 12am-1pm
Subject: Ductile Creep, crystalline
plasticity
Reading : Kohlstedt and Goetze,
1974; Kohlstedt et al, 1995.
Speakers : Bernard, Nick.
Additional References: Karato and Wu, 1993; Molnar, 1992.
February 7, 11am-12am (Monday)
Subject: A focus on subduction zone
Reading: Chlieh et al, 2004; Hyndman
et al, 1997; Scholz, 1998.
Speakers: Mohammed, Jean-Philippe
Additional references: Wang et al, 1995; Oleskevich et
al, 1999; Scholz, 1998; Scholz and
February 14, 11am-12am (Monday)
Subject: Extrapolation of experimental
Flow laws to Natural conditions
Reading :
Speakers : Mike, Belle
Additional references: Hirth et al, 2001;
Chester, 1995; Montesi et al, 2003; Montesi 2004; Marone et al, 1991;
Perfettini and Avouac. 2004a.
February 16, 11am-12am, (Wednesday)
Subject: Model of the Seismic
cycle, Aftershocks
Reading : King and Cocco, 2001.
Speakers : Aron, Jean-Philippe
Additional references: Tse and
Rice, 1981; Perfettini and Avouac,
2004b ; King and Cocco, 2001; Dieterich, 1994; Deng et al, 1999; Bosl and Nur,
2002.
March 7, 11am-12am (Monday),
Subject : Influence
of fault zone fluid pressure on stresses and the seismic cycle
Reading : Sleep and Blanpied,
1992;
Speakers: Kathy,
Additional references: Sibson, 1985; Sleep and Blanpied,
1992; Hardebeck and Hauksson,
1999; Segall and Rice, 1995.
March 9, 11am-12am , (Wednesday),
Subject: Friction laws and seismic
rupture, seismological constraints.
Reading: ??
Speakers : Vala,
Carl