The aim of this review is to characterize the role of pressure solution creep in the ductility of
the Earth's upper crust and to describe how this creep mechanism competes and interacts …

The assimilation of geological, geophysical, and laboratory data in physics-based models of
fault dynamics promises increasingly realistic simulations of the seismic cycle. To assist this …

Fluid migration through reactive rocks invariably leads to modifications of the rock porosity
and pore structure. This, in turn, provides feedback on the fluid migration process itself …

The constitutive behavior of faults is central to many interconnected aspects of earthquake
science, from fault dynamics to induced seismicity, to seismic hazards characterization. Yet …

Interseismic recovery of fault strength (healing) following earthquake failure is a fundamental
requirement of the seismic cycle and likely plays a key role in determining the stability and …

Rate-and-state friction (RSF) is commonly used for the characterisation of laboratory friction
experiments, such as velocity-step tests. However, the RSF framework provides little …

The diverse mechanical behaviors of subduction zones during the seismic cycle emerge
from the nonlinear dynamics of a complex mechanical system with interacting brittle and …

Establishing a constitutive law for fault friction is a crucial objective of earthquake science.
However, the complex frictional behavior of natural and synthetic gouges in laboratory …

The evolution of fault strength during the seismic cycle plays a key role in the mode of fault
slip, nature of earthquake stress drop, and earthquake nucleation. Laboratory‐based rate …

The presence of calcite in and near faults, as the dominant material, cement, or vein fill,
indicates that the mechanical behaviour of carbonate-dominated material likely plays an …