AGU session T06: Brittle Deformation of Solids and Granular Materials
Date: 07/21/2009
Forwarded AGU session announcement from Yehuda Ben-Zion, USC:
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to submit abstracts to session "T06 Brittle Deformation of Solids and Granular Materials" of the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union meeting, 14-18 December, in San Francisco, CA.
The Abstract Submission form, deadlines and all other information can be found at http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm09/
Feel free to forward the message to colleagues who might be interested in this session.
Cheers, Yehuda and Charlie
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T06 Brittle Deformation of Solids and Granular Materials
The brittle portion of the Earth's lithosphere contains a distribution of joints, faults and cataclastic zones with a wide range of scale-lengths and complex geometries. The material around these complexities is subjected to large stress concentrations, which lead during continuing deformation to the generation of new fracture and granular damage with an associated evolution of the elasticity, permeability and geometry of the actively deforming regions. The evolving material and geometrical properties within and around fault zone can lead, in turn, to evolution of various aspects of earthquake and fault mechanics. This session will focus on observational and theoretical studies that attempt to clarify the connections between brittle deformation of solids and granular materials and earthquake physics. Presentations based on lab experiments, seismological and geological observations, and theoretical models are welcomed.
Conveners Information:
Yehuda Ben-Zion and Charles Sammis, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740; Tel: 213-740-6106; Fax: 213-740-8801; E-mails: benzion@usc.edu, sammis@usc.edu
The online Abstract Submission form and all other information can be found at http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm09/
Please pay particular attention to the following deadline.
3 September 2359 ET Abstract Deadline for Electronic Submissions - No Exceptions!
