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Fracture and damage localization in volcanic edifice rocks from El Hierro, Stromboli and Tenerife

Harnett, Claire E.; Benson, Philip M.; Rowley, Pete; Fazio, Marco

Authors

Claire E. Harnett

Philip M. Benson

Pete Rowley

Marco Fazio



Abstract

We present elastic wave velocity and strength data from a suite of three volcanic rocks taken from the volcanic edifices of El Hierro and Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain), and Stromboli (Aeolian Islands, Italy). These rocks span a range of porosity and are taken from volcanoes that suffer from edifice instability. We measure elastic wave velocities at known incident angles to the generated through-going fault as a function of imposed strain, and examine the effect of the damage zone on P-wave velocity. Such data are important as field measurements of elastic wave tomography are key tools for understanding volcanic regions, yet hidden fractures are likely to have a significant effect on elastic wave velocity. We then use elastic wave velocity evolution to calculate concomitant crack density evolution which ranges from 0 to 0.17: highest values were correlated to the damage zone in rocks with the highest initial porosity.

Citation

Harnett, C. E., Benson, P. M., Rowley, P., & Fazio, M. (2018). Fracture and damage localization in volcanic edifice rocks from El Hierro, Stromboli and Tenerife. Scientific reports, 8(1), Article 1942. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20442-w

Acceptance Date Jan 10, 2018
Online Publication Date Jan 31, 2018
Publication Date Dec 1, 2018
Deposit Date Jan 31, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Scientific Reports
Print ISSN 2045-2322
Electronic ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher Nature Publishing Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 8
Issue 1
Article Number 1942
DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20442-w
Keywords Geophysics; Natural hazards; Seismology; Volcanology
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/565127
Publisher URL https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-20442-w

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