Professor Nicola De Paola's Outputs (2)

Can grain size sensitive flow lubricate faults during the initial stages of earthquake propagation? (2015)
Journal Article
De Paola, N., Holdsworth, R., Viti, C., Collettini, C., & Bullock, R. (2015). Can grain size sensitive flow lubricate faults during the initial stages of earthquake propagation?. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 431, 48-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2015.09.002

Recent friction experiments carried out under upper crustal P–T conditions have shown that microstructures typical of high temperature creep develop in the slip zone of experimental faults. These mechanisms are more commonly thought to control aseism... Read More about Can grain size sensitive flow lubricate faults during the initial stages of earthquake propagation?.

An experimental investigation into the role of phyllosilicate content on earthquake propagation during seismic slip in carbonate faults (2015)
Journal Article
Bullock, R., De Paola, N., & Holdsworth, R. (2015). An experimental investigation into the role of phyllosilicate content on earthquake propagation during seismic slip in carbonate faults. Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth, 120(5), 3187-3207. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015jb011914

Carbonate faults commonly contain small amounts of phyllosilicate in their slip zones, due to pressure solution and/or clay smear. To assess the effect of phyllosilicate content on earthquake propagation in carbonate faults, friction experiments were... Read More about An experimental investigation into the role of phyllosilicate content on earthquake propagation during seismic slip in carbonate faults.