2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Serpentine rheology under mantle conditions and its significance on the interplate earthquake
| Project/Area Number |
21684030
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Geology
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| Research Institution | Hiroshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
KATAYAMA Ikuo 広島大学, 大学院・理学研究科, 准教授 (10448235)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | テクトニクス |
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| Research Abstract |
Deformation experiments of serpentinites indicate that deformation is mostly controlled by plastic flow rather than cataclastic failure at mantle conditions. This suggests that the presence of serpentinite at the subducting plate interface tends to inhibit interplate earthquakes in subduction zones
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