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

Willingshofer, Ernst | Rosenau, Matthias

GFZ Data Services

(2025)

Descriptions

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).

Keywords


Originally assigned keywords
EPOS
multi-scale laboratories
analogue models of geologic processes
property data of analogue modelling materials
Cohesion
deformation &gt; shearing
fault
Friction coefficient
Ring-shear tester
Sand &gt; Quartz Sand

Corresponding MSL vocabulary keywords
cohesion
cohesion
friction coefficient
frictional deformation
friction coefficient

MSL enriched keywords
Measured property
friction - controlled slip rate
cohesion
Measured property
friction - controlled slip rate
cohesion
friction coefficient
Inferred deformation behavior
deformation behaviour
frictional deformation
friction coefficient
minerals
silicate minerals
tectosilicates
quartz
unconsolidated sediment
clastic sediment
sand
Apparatus
deformation testing
shear testing
rotary shear apparatus
Apparatus
analogue modelling
characterization of modelling material
frictional property determination
rotary shear apparatus
brittle deformation
Earth's structure
Earth crust
upper crust
Analyzed feature
grain size and configuration
grain size

MSL enriched sub domains i

rock and melt physics
analogue modelling of geologic processes
microscopy and tomography

Source

https://dataservices.gfz-potsdam.de/panmetaworks/showshort.php?id=84dd8e58-088f-11f0-914a-f12b0080820d

Source publisher

GFZ Data Services


DOI

10.5880/fidgeo.2025.024


Creators

Willingshofer, Ernst

Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9119-5557

Rosenau, Matthias

GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany

ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1134-5381


Contributors

Willingshofer, Ernst

ProjectLeader

Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9119-5557

Willingshofer, Ernst

Researcher

Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9119-5557

Rosenau, Matthias

ContactPerson

GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany

ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1134-5381

Rosenau, Matthias

DataCollector

GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany

ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1134-5381

Rosenau, Matthias

DataCurator

GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany

ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1134-5381

Rosenau, Matthias

DataManager

GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany

ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1134-5381

Rosenau, Matthias

Editor

GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany

ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1134-5381

Rosenau, Matthias

HostingInstitution

GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany

ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1134-5381

Rosenau, Matthias

Researcher

GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany

ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1134-5381

HelTec-Helmholtz Laboratory For Tectonic Modelling (GFZ German Research Centre For Geosciences, Germany)

HostingInstitution

GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany

labid:

9ba34c109b827b177aab36e0266b1643

TecLab-Tectonic Modelling Laboratory (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)

HostingInstitution

Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

labid:

aa45f98e5c098237d0c57b58e5f953e1

Rosenau

ContactPerson

GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany


References

10.1016/j.tecto.2016.01.017

10.5880/gfz.4.1.2021.001

10.1016/j.jsg.2015.03.008

10.1002/ceat.200303112

10.1007/978-3-540-73768-1


Citation

Willingshofer, E., & Rosenau, M. (2025). Ring-shear test data of quartz sand SIBELCO S80 used for analogue modelling in the Tectonic Laboratory (TecLab) at Utrecht University [Data set]. GFZ Data Services. https://doi.org/10.5880/FIDGEO.2025.024


Dates

Issued:

2025


Rights

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International