Abstract: The relationship between the thermal field and strain field during deformation of fault is the physical basis to clarify whether satellite infrared information or the ground temperature field can be used to study fault activity.This study attempts to discuss these problems by laboratory experiments.A two-direction servo-control system was used to apply load on the samples with compressive and tensile en echelon faults.An infrared thermal image system and a contact-type thermometer recorded synchronously variations of the brightness temperature field of infrared radiation and temperature field during deformation of the rock specimens.A digital CCD camera and the digital speckle correlation method(DSCM)was used to collect and analyze images to obtain the evolution processes of displacement and strain fields.The experimental result shows as follows:1)the temperature is the highest of the jog area of the compressive en echelon faults,whereas that is the lowest of the extensional en echelon faults prior to failure of the jog area.The record by DSCM displays that the mean strain of the jog area is the largest for the compressive en echelon faults,while that is the smallest for the extensional en echelon faults.These mean that the temperature field has clear responses to the opposite stress states at the jog areas with two kinds of en echelon faults,and thus provides an indicator for determining whether the fault has slid;2)the en echelon faults experience two deformation stages from the stress building up and fault propagating in the jog area to the unstable sliding along the fault.Correspondingly,the mechanism of heating-up turns from strain heating into frictional heating.Three kinds of phenomena have been observed at the jog area and its vicinity during the stage of transformation.They are temperature drop,fast fluctuation of temperature,and pulses of temperature rising.Mechanism of these phenomena is discussed;3)these variations of thermal field at the jog area are followed by swift rise of temperature along the fault.The onset of temperature rise along fault occurs 2～3 seconds prior to its unstable slip.However,the temperature drop of the jog area happens about 20 seconds before the unstable slip of the fault and the appearance of temperature rising pulses is 10～20 seconds earlier than that of the fault slip.They are precursors to unstable slip of the fault.These experimental analyses demonstrate that observations and studies on the thermal variations at the sensitive portion of a fault comparing with other relevant data are of great importance for detecting precursors ahead of unstable slip of active faults.It is planned to design an observing project along a suitable fault.

Key words: en echelon faults, temperature field, strain field, thermal radiation brightness temperature T_B, precursor pattern of thermal field, digital speckle correlation method

摘要： 利用一套双向伺服系统对含压性和张性雁列断层的标本进行变形实验,实验中应用红外热像仪和接触式测温仪同步记录岩石变形过程中热红外辐射的亮度温度场和温度场的变化;使用数字CCD相机同步采集标本表面的数字图像,并利用数字散斑方法对采集到的图像进行分析得到位移场和应变场的演化过程。实验结果表明:1)在断层贯通前压性雁列岩桥区温度最高,而张性雁列岩桥区温度最低;数字散斑结果显示压性岩桥区平均应变最高,而张性岩桥区平均应变最低。温度场对两类雁列断层在岩桥区相反的受力状态有清晰的响应,可以为判断断层应力状态提供标志。2)雁列断层经历了从岩桥区应力积累、破坏到断层失稳错动两个变形阶段,升温机制也由应变升温变为摩擦升温;伴随升温机制的转变,在岩桥区观测到断层失稳错动前的破坏降温、温度快速起伏以及升温脉冲等现象,是观测失稳前兆的最佳部位。3)在雁列岩桥区裂纹端点附近观测到升温脉冲,表现为温度快升快降,随后即出现断层带的快速升温。升温脉冲现象可能与裂纹端部的应力奇异集中和破裂扩展引起的应力释放有关。裂纹端部的扩展是断层失稳错动的条件,随后断层带的升温正是断层失稳错动造成的。断层带开始升温发生在失稳前2～3s内,岩桥区的降温发生在失稳前约20s,升温脉冲比断层错动早10～20s,它们是断层失稳错动的短临标志。对断层关键部位的温度变化开展观测与研究对发现断层活动十分重要,变温机制转变阶段对提前觉察断层失稳前兆尤为重要。

关键词: 雁列断层, 温度场, 应变场, 热红外辐射温度场, 热场前兆模式, 数字散斑相关方法