Ring-shear test data of quartz sand SIBELCO S80 used for analogue modelling in the Tectonic Laboratory (TecLab) at Utrecht University

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Willingshofer, Ernst; Rosenau, Matthias (2025): Ring-shear test data of quartz sand SIBELCO S80 used for analogue modelling in the Tectonic Laboratory (TecLab) at Utrecht University. GFZ Data Services. https://doi.org/10.5880/fidgeo.2025.024

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I N R E V I E W : Willingshofer, Ernst; Rosenau, Matthias (2025): Ring-shear test data of quartz sand SIBELCO S80 used for analogue modelling in the Tectonic Laboratory (TecLab) at Utrecht University. GFZ Data Services. https://doi.org/10.5880/fidgeo.2025.024

Abstract

This dataset provides friction data from ring-shear tests on quartz sand SIBELCO S80 used in analogue modelling of tectonic processes as a rock analogue for the earth’s upper crust (e.g., Klinkmüller et al., 2016).

According to our analysis the material shows a Mohr-Coulomb behaviour characterized by a linear failure envelope. Peak, dynamic and reactivation friction coefficients of quartz sand S80 are µP = 0.75, µD = 0.59, and µR = 0.69, respectively (Table 5). Cohesion of the material ranges between 0-80 Pa. The material shows no rate-dependency (<1% per ten-fold change in shear velocity v).

The tested bulk material consists of quartz sand SIBELCO S80 with grain size of ~0.63-355 µm (D50 = 175 µm. Bulk and grain densities are 1300 kg/m³ and 2650 kg/m³, respectively and the hardness is 7 on Moh’s scale. S80 is sold e.g., by the company SIBELCO (sibelco.com).

Authors

Willingshofer, Ernst;Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Rosenau, Matthias;GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany

Contact

Rosenau (Matthias); GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany; ➦

Contributors

HelTec - Helmholtz Laboratory for Tectonic Modelling (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Germany); TecLab - Tectonic Modelling Laboratory (Utrecht University, The Netherlands); Rosenau

Keywords

EPOS, multi-scale laboratories, analogue models of geologic processes, property data of analogue modelling materials, Cohesion, Friction coefficient, deformation > shearing, fault, Ring-shear tester, Sand > Quartz Sand, Cohesion, Friction coefficient, Ring-shear tester, Sand > Quartz Sand, deformation > shearing, fault

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