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Simulation of dynamic interactions between earthquake ruptures and fluid migration in a fault zone

Research Project

Project/Area Number 12640402
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 固体地球物理学
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

YAMASHITA Teruo  Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo Professor, 地震研究所, 教授 (10114696)

Project Period (FY) 2000 – 2001
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2001)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
Keywordsfault / permeability / porosity / fracture / earthquake / aftershock / earthquake swarm / simulation
Research Abstract

Recent laboratory exoeriments suggest that fluids in a fault zone affect earthquake ruptures significantly. We here study the effects of fluid migration on aftershock occurrence through spatio-temporal changes in hydro-mechanical model parameters in our simulation. We first carried out the simulation assuming the Forchheimer equation for the fluid flow rate, which is regarded as an extension of the Darcy equation to dynamic range. However, the difference in the fluid flow equation does not give rise to significantly different results. We therefore carried out simulation of aftershock occurrence assuming the Darcy equation. We found that seemingly divers and complex aftershock phenomena can be explained in a unified way by the consideration of fluid flow.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2001 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2000 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2000-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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