Sliding size distribution in a simple spring-block system with asperities

C. A. Vargas; E. Basurto; L. Guzmán-Vargas; F. Angulo-Brown

doi:10.1016/j.physa.2008.01.108

Sliding size distribution in a simple spring-block system with asperities

C. A. Vargas, E. Basurto, L. Guzmán-Vargas, F. Angulo-Brown

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Abstract

We use a simple spring-block system as a qualitative analogous of a seismic fault. The role of the asperities present in a real seismic fault is played by sandpapers of several grades. With this experimental array Gutenberg-Richter type-laws are obtained. We also observed that the maximum characteristic event in each experimental run depends on both the mass of the sliding blocks and the age of the sandpapers used at the interface between the blocks and the rough track.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3137-3144
Number of pages	8
Journal	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Volume	387
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2008.01.108
State	Published - 15 May 2008

Keywords

Asperities
SOC system
Seismic fault
Sliding size distributions
Spring-block system

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