[S-SS12] Fault Rheology and Earthquake Physics

[SSS12-P33] The strength of bi-material Interfaces for Earthquake Nucleation: Comparison of Frictional Properties of heterogeneous Fault Rocks from a former plate boundary

Peter Schwoerer¹, *Derya Guerer¹, Andre Niemeijer² (1. Department of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg University, Germany, 2. Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands)

Keywords:Fault friction, Earthquake nucleation, Reactivated plate boundaries, Fault gouge, Seismic hazard, Microphysical friction modeling