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Table 1 Properties of granular materials

From: Influence of rheologically weak layers on fault architecture: insights from analogue models in the context of the Northern Alpine Foreland Basin

Material

Quartz sanda

Corundum sandb

Feldspar sandc

Grain size (ø)

60–250 μm

88–125 μm

100–250 μm

Grain density (ρspecific)

2650 kg/m3

3960 kg/m3

ca. 2650 kg/m3

Density (sieved) (ρsieved)

1560 kg/m3

1890 kg/m3

1300 kg/m3

Internal peak friction angle (φp)

36.1°

37°

33°

Dynamic-stable friction angle (φp)

31.4°

32.2°

29.7°

Reactivation friction angle (φp)

33.4°

33.8°

32°

Cohesion (C)

9 ± 98 Pa

39 ± 10 Pa

5–10 Pa

  1. aProperties after Zwaan et al. (2018)
  2. bProperties after Panien et al. (2006), used for internal layering (see Appendix A for details)
  3. cProperties after Zwaan et al. (2022c), used for internal layering (see Appendix A for details)