The frontal part of the Japan Trench plate‐boundary fault is enriched in low‐strength smectite, and this material characteristic is thought to be a factor for the large fault slip during the 2011 Mw 9.0 Tohoku‐oki earthquake. In this study, we evaluated the surface physicochemical properties of the particles that constitute the fault zone and examined their effect on the rheological properties of the fault. Measurements of the zeta potential, surface free energy and pore size distribution indicate that the interparticle interaction in the in situ state is very weak. This means that the viscous resistance is low, which may have contributed to the large fault slip during the earthquake. The interparticle distance appears be longer than the energetically stable state, which may reflect a transitory state after the earthquake. Changes in microscopic interparticle interactions during coseismic and interseismic periods may influence the rheological behaviors of the Japan Trench plate‐boundary fault.

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Many post-construction anchors can be used in construction and civil engineering field. Bonded and mechanical anchors are representatives of such anchors. The bonded anchor is embedded in base concrete with an adhesive such as the epoxy adhesive. However, the deviation of the compounding ratio of the adhesive is one of the major problems affecting the functioning of bonded anchors. To solve some of these problems, we developed a bonded anchor with the acrylic adhesive in the bridge structure. Properties of the acrylic adhesive for both of developed bonded anchors are described in the present. Key words:Acrylic adhesive

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