Stress measurements in the Scientific Drilling Projectof 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake Fault, China

• Project/Area Number: 22403008
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Solid earth and planetary physics
• Research Institution: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
• Principal Investigator: LIN Weiren 独立行政法人海洋研究開発機構, 高知コア研究所, グループリーダー (80371714)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): YAMAMOTO Yuzuru 独立行政法人海洋研究開発機構, 地球内部ダイナミクス領域, 研究員 (10435753)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
• Budget Amount: ¥8,320,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,920,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
• Keywords: 応力計測 / 地震断層 / 東北地方太平洋沖巨大地震 / 2008年中国四川地震 / 科学掘削 / 掘削コア試料 / 非弾性ひずみ回復法 / コア試料

Research Abstract

To investigate relations of fault rupturing during a great earthquake and stress change, we tried to determine in situ stress state both in Wenchuan Earthquake Fault Scientific Drilling Project (WFSD) and in Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project (JFAST) penetrating through the fault ruptured during 2011 M9 Tohoku-Oki earthquake. We found that in-situ horizontal stress in the vicinity of the Tohoku-Oki earthquake fault decreased during the earthquake distinctly. The stress change suggests an active slip of the frontal plate-interface consistent with coseismic fault weakening and a nearly total stress drop.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Expedition 343 Scientists., Stress State in the Largest Displacement Area of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake (2013)
  • Author(s): Lin, W., Conin, M., Moore, J.C., Chester, F.M., Nakamura, Y., Mori, J.J., Anderson, L., Brodsky, E.E., Eguchi, H
  • Journal Title: Science Volume: 339 Issue: 6120 Pages: 687-690
  • DOI: 10.1126/science.1229379
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Stress states at the subduction input site, Nankai Subduction Zone, using anelastic strain recovery (ASR) date in the basement basalt and overlying sediments (2013)
  • Author(s): Yamamoto, Y., Lin, W., Oda, H., Byrne, T. and Yamamoto, Y
  • Journal Title: Tectonophysics Volume: 600 Pages: 91-98
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2013.01.028
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Anelastic strain recovery method to determine in-situ stress and an application example (2012)
  • Author(s): Wang L., Sun D., Lin W., Cui J., Peng H., Gao L., Wang W., Tang Z., Qiao Z
  • Journal Title: Chinese Journal of Geophysics Volume: 55 (3) Pages: 333-342
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] In-Situ Stress Evaluation Inferred From Anelastic Strain Recovery In Hoping Area, Hualien (2012)
  • Author(s): Yeh, En-Chao
  • Journal Title: Sino-Geotechnics Volume: 131 Pages: 23-34
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Measurement of In-situ Stress of WFSD by Using Anelastic Strain Recovery Method (2012)
  • Author(s): Wang L., Sun D., Lin W., Cui J., Peng H., Gao L., Wang W., Qiao Z., Tang Z., Xia K., Li K.
  • Journal Title: Chinese Journal of Geophysics Volume: 55(印刷中)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Principal horizontal stress orientations prior to the 2011 Mw 9.0 Tohoku-Oki, Japan, earthquake in its source area (2011)
  • Author(s): Lin, W., Saito, S., Sanada, Y., Yamamoto, Y., Hashimoto, Y., Kanamatsu, T
  • Journal Title: Geophysical Research Letters Volume: 38 Issue: 7 Pages: n/a-n/a
  • DOI: 10.1029/2011gl049097
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Thermal conductivities under high pressure in core samples from IODP NanTroSEIZE drilling site C0001 (2011)
  • Author(s): Lin, W., O. Tadai, T. Hirose, W. Tanikawa, M. Takahashi, H. Mukoyoshi, and M. Kinoshita
  • Journal Title: Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst Volume: 12 Issue: 6 Pages: n/a-n/a
  • DOI: 10.1029/2010gc003449
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Localized rotation of principal stress around faults and fractures determined from borehole breakouts in hole B of the Taiwan Chelungpu-fault Drilling Project (TCDP) (2010)
  • Author(s): Lin, W., E-C. Yeh, J-H. Hung, B. Haimson, T. Hirono
  • Journal Title: Tectonophysics Volume: 482 Issue: 1-4 Pages: 82-91
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.06.020
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Integrating borehole breakout dimensions, strength criteria, and leak-off test results, to constrain the state of stress across the Chelungpu Fault, Taiwan (2010)
  • Author(s): Haimson, B., W. Lin, H. Oku, J-H. Hung, S-R. Song
  • Journal Title: Tectonophysics Volume: 482 Issue: 1-4 Pages: 65-72
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.05.016
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] In situ stress state in the Nankai accretionary wedge estimated from borehole wall failures (2010)
  • Author(s): Chang, C., L. C. McNeill, J. C. Moore, W. Lin, M. Conin, and Y. Yamada
  • Journal Title: Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst Volume: 11 Issue: 12
  • DOI: 10.1029/2010gc003261
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Present-day principal horizontal stress orientations in the Kumano forearc basin of the southwest Japan subduction zone determined from IODP NanTroSEIZE drilling Site C0009 (2010)
  • Author(s): Lin, W., M.-L. Doan, J. C. Moore, L. McNeill, T. B. Byrne, T. Ito, D. Saffer, M. Conin, M. Kinoshita, et al.
  • Journal Title: Geophys. Res. Lett Volume: 37 Issue: 13
  • DOI: 10.1029/2010gl043158
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Present-day principal horizontal stress orientations in the Kumano forearc basin of the southwest Japan subduction zone determined from IODP NanTroSEIZE drilling Site C0009 (2010)
  • Author(s): Weiren Lin, et al.
  • Journal Title: Geophysical Research Letters Volume: 37
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Expedition 343 Scientific Team (2012) Horizontal stress orientations in the largest displacement area of the Mw9.0 Tohoku earthquake (2012)
  • Author(s): Lin, W., M. Conin; J C. Moore; F. M. Chester; Y. Nakamura; L. Anderson; J. Mori; N. Eguchi; S. Toczko
  • Organizer: AGU Fall Meeting 2012, T21F-04
  • Place of Presentation: San Francisco, USA
  • Year and Date: 2012-12-04
• [Presentation] On the relationship between 3 dimensional pore geometry and permeability anisotropy of clastic sandstone -discussion on the information of the number of connecting path and tortuosity data obtained by micro focus X ray CT- (2012)
  • Author(s): Takahashi M., W. Lin, M. Sato
  • Organizer: 34th International Geological Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Brisbane, Australia
  • Year and Date: 2012-08-08
• [Presentation] Applications of anelastic strain recovery measurement for determining in-situ stress state (2012)
  • Author(s): Lin, W., Yamamoto, Y. et al
  • Organizer: 34th International Geological Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Brisbane, Australia
  • Year and Date: 2012-08-06
• [Presentation] Vannucchi and Expedition 334 Scientists, Spatial and time variations in stress state in the Costa Rica subduction margin (2012)
  • Author(s): Yamamoto Y, W. Lin, Y. Usui, T. Kanamatsu, S. Saito, X. Zhao, Y. Hashimoto, M. Stipp, K. Ujiie, P
  • Organizer: IODP Expedition 334, 34th International Geological Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Brisbane, Australia
  • Year and Date: 2012-08-06
• [Presentation] コスタリカ沈み込み帯掘削(Exp.334)における応力・ひずみ解析 (2012)
  • Author(s): 山本由弦、林為人、臼井洋一、金松敏也、斎藤実篤、Zhao X., 橋本善孝、Stipp M., 氏家恒太郎、Vannucchi P
  • Organizer: 2012年地球惑星連合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉市、幕張メッセ
  • Year and Date: 2012-05-24
• [Presentation] Stress state distribution in Nankai subduction zone, southwestern Japan, - A review of results at NanTroSEIZE stage 1 and 2 drilling sites - (2012)
  • Author(s): Lin W. et al
  • Organizer: International Conference on a New Perspective of Great Earthquakes along Subduction Zones
  • Place of Presentation: Kochi, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2012-02-28
• [Presentation] Principal horizontal stress orientations from ODP Leg 186 sites on the deep-sea terrace of the Japan Trench prior to the 2011 Mw9.0 Tohoku-Oki, Japan, earthquake (2011)
  • Author(s): Lin, W., S. Saito, Y. Sanada, Y. Yamamoto, Y. Hashimoto, T. Kanamatsu
  • Organizer: AGU Fall Meeting 2011
  • Place of Presentation: San Francisco, USA
  • Year and Date: 2011-12-09
• [Presentation] Measurements of thermal conductivities under high pressure in core samples from an ocean scientific drilling project (2011)
  • Author(s): Lin W., O. Tadai, T. Hirose, W. Tanikawa, M. Takahashi, H. Mukoyoshi, and M. Kinoshita
  • Organizer: IUGG 2011, #1007
  • Place of Presentation: Melbourne, Australia
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-04
• [Presentation] 南海トラフ地震発生帯掘削サイトC0009から得られたコア試料を用いたASR法応力測定 (2011)
  • Author(s): 林 為人、Timothy B. Byrne、山本裕二、山本由弦、木下正高
  • Organizer: 日本地球惑星科学連合2011年大会
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉市
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-25
• [Presentation] 南海トラフ地震発生帯掘削サイトC0009から得られたコア試料を用いたASR法応力測定 (2011)
  • Author(s): 林為人、Timothy B.Byrne、山本裕二、山本由弦、木下正高
  • Organizer: 日本地球惑星科学連合2011年大会,S-SS35-P19
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉市幕張メッセ
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-20
• [Presentation] Determination of three-dimensional stress orientations in the Wenchuan earthquake Fault Scientific Drilling (WFSD) hole-1 : A preliminary result by anelastic strain recovery measurements of core samples (2010)
  • Author(s): J.Cui, et al
  • Organizer: AGU 2010 Fall Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Moscone Convention Center San Francisco, USA
  • Year and Date: 2010-12-17
• [Presentation] Determination of three-dimensional stress orientations in the Wenchuan earthquake Fault Scientific Drilling (WFSD) hole-1: A preliminary result by anelastic strain recovery measurements of core samples (2010)
  • Author(s): J. Cui, W. Lin, L. Wang, Z.Tang, D. Sun, L. Gao, W. Wang
  • Organizer: AGU 2010 Fall Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: San Francisco, USA
  • Year and Date: 2010-12-10
• [Presentation] Applications of anelastic strain recovery measurement for determining in-situ stress state
  • Author(s): Lin, Weiren
  • Organizer: 34th International Geological Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Brisbane, Australia
• [Presentation] On the relationship between 3 dimensional pore geometry and permeability anisotropy of clastic sandstone
  • Author(s): Takahashi, Manabu
  • Organizer: 34th International Geological Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Brisbane, Australia
• [Presentation] コスタリカ沈み込み帯掘削（Exp.334）における応力・ひずみ解析
  • Author(s): 山本由弦
  • Organizer: 2012年地球惑星連合大会
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉市、幕張メッセ
• [Book] Determination of principal stress orientations from wireline logging caliper data and borehole images in deep drilling, in Qian and Zhou (eds): Harmonising Rock Engineering and the Environment (Proceedings of 12nd ISRM International Congress on Rock Mechanics) (2011)
  • Author(s): Lin W
  • Publisher: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
• [Book] A comparison of stress orientations determined by two independent methods in a deep drilling project, Rock Mechanics in Civil and Environmental Engineering, (Proceedings of the Europe Rock Mechanics symposium (EUROCK) 2010 (Ed: J. Zhao et al,) (2010)
  • Author(s): Lin W., T. Byrne, A. Tsutsumi, C. Chang, Y. Yamamoto, and A. Sakaguchi
  • Publisher: CRC Press, Francis Group
• [Book] Applications of anelastic strain measurements in scientific ocean deep drillings, in editor: F. Xie, Rock Stress and Earthquake (Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on In Situ Rock Stress) (2010)
  • Author(s): Lin W., T. Byrne, A. Tsutsumi, Yuhji Yamamoto, A. Sakaguchi, Yuzuru Yamamoto, and C. Chang
  • Publisher: Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
• [Book] Rock Mechanics in Civil and Environmental Engineering(CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN 978-0-415-58654-2)(Ed: J.Zhao, et al) (2010)
  • Author(s): Weiren Lin, et al.
  • Total Pages: 864
  • Publisher: A comparison of stress orientations determined by two independent methods in a deep drilling project
• [Book] Rock Stress and Earthquake(CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN 978-0-415-60165-8)(Ed: F.Xie) (2010)
  • Author(s): Weiren Lin, et al.
  • Total Pages: 877
  • Publisher: Applications of anelastic strain measurements in scientific ocean deep drillings