Research Article

Effects of Earthquake on Behavior Characteristics of Fault Gouge in Time-History Analysis of Slope

Table 5

Dynamic shear modulus of highly weathered rock and fault gouge in granite and sedimentary rock. The dynamic shear moduli of highly weathered rock and fault gouge are similar in sedimentary rock, whereas there is a large difference between the dynamic shear moduli of highly weathered rock and fault gouge in granite.

Rock typeDynamic shear modulus (MPa)

GraniteHighly weathered742
Fault gouge423

Sedimentary rockHighly weathered561
Fault gouge572