The tensile strength of volcanic rocks: Experiments and models

Michael J Heap (1) , Fabian B Wadsworth (2) , Zhen Heng (3) , Tao Xu (3) , Luke Griffiths (4) , Andrea Aguilar Velasco (1) , Emma Vairé (1) , Marie Vistour (1) , Valentin R Troll (5) , Frances M Deegan (5) , Chun’an Tang (6, 7) , Thierry Reuschlé

1 ITES - Institut Terre Environnement Strasbourg
2 Durham University
3 Northeastern University [Shenyang]
4 NGI - Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
5 Department of Earth Sciences [Uppsala]
6 Dalian University of Technology
7 CUG - China University of Geosciences [Wuhan]

The tensile strength of volcanic rock exerts control over several key volcanic processes, including fragmentation and magma chamber rupture. Despite its importance, there is a paucity

Domaines: Géophysique [physics.geo-ph]

Michael J Heap, Fabian B Wadsworth, Zhen Heng, Tao Xu, Luke Griffiths, et al.. The tensile strength of volcanic rocks: Experiments and models. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 2021, 418, pp.107348. ⟨10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2021.107348⟩. ⟨hal-03419667⟩