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Table 3 Thermal and mechanical parameters

From: Shear strain concentration mechanism in the lower crust below an intraplate strike-slip fault based on rheological laws of rocks

Parameter name

Abbr.

Value

Unit

Thermal parameters

Thermal conductivity

k

2.60

\({\mathrm{W\,K^{-1}\,m^{-1}}}\)

Heat capacity

\(C_{p}\)

1130

\({\mathrm{J\,kg^{-1}\,K^{-1}}}\)

Geothermal gradient

\(\dfrac{{{\rm d}}T}{{{\rm d}}z}\)

25

\({\mathrm{K\,km^{-1}}}\)

Mechanical parameters

Slip rate

\(v_{0}\)

0.5 or 15

\({\mathrm{mm\,year^{-1}}}\)

Crustal rock density

\(\rho\)

2800

\({\mathrm{kg\,m^{-3}}}\)