Using a physics-informed neural network and fault zone acoustic monitoring to predict lab earthquakes

P Borate, J Rivière, C Marone, A Mali, D Kifer… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Predicting failure in solids has broad applications including earthquake prediction which
remains an unattainable goal. However, recent machine learning work shows that laboratory …

Laboratory earthquake forecasting: A machine learning competition

PA Johnson, B Rouet-Leduc… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Earthquake prediction, the long-sought holy grail of earthquake science, continues to
confound Earth scientists. Could we make advances by crowdsourcing, drawing from the …

Acoustic energy release during the laboratory seismic cycle: Insights on laboratory earthquake precursors and prediction

DC Bolton, S Shreedharan, J Rivière… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Machine learning can predict the timing and magnitude of laboratory earthquakes
using statistics of acoustic emissions. The evolution of acoustic energy is critical for lab …

Spatial clustering of microscopic dynamics governs the slip avalanche of sheared granular materials

J Mei, G Ma, L Tang, K Gao, W Cao, W Zhou - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Establishing quantifiable links between individual-particle dynamics and macroscopic
response of granular materials has been a longstanding challenge, with implications in …

Deep learning can predict laboratory quakes from active source seismic data

P Shokouhi, V Girkar, J Rivière… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Small changes in seismic wave properties foretell frictional failure in laboratory experiments
and in some cases on seismic faults. Such precursors include systematic changes in wave …

Frictional and lithological controls on shallow slow slip at the northern Hikurangi margin

S Shreedharan, M Ikari, C Wood… - Geochemistry …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Slow slip events (SSEs) have been identified at subduction zones globally as an important
link in the continuum between elastodynamic ruptures and stable creep. The northern …

Machine learning predicts the timing and shear stress evolution of lab earthquakes using active seismic monitoring of fault zone processes

S Shreedharan, DC Bolton, J Rivière… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Machine learning (ML) techniques have become increasingly important in
seismology and earthquake science. Lab‐based studies have used acoustic emission data …

Mitigation of injection-induced seismicity on undrained faults in granite using cyclic fluid injection: A laboratory study

Y Ji, JS Yoon, A Zang, W Wu - International Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cyclic fluid injection has been demonstrated as a plausibly effective and controllable
strategy to mitigate the seismic risks during hydraulic stimulation. The mechanism involved …

Competition between preslip and deviatoric stress modulates precursors for laboratory earthquakes

S Shreedharan, DC Bolton, J Rivière… - Earth and Planetary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Variations in elastic wave velocity and amplitude prior to failure have been documented in
laboratory experiments as well as in a limited number of crustal earthquakes. These …

The role of shear fabric in controlling breakdown processes during laboratory slow‐slip events

MM Scuderi, E Tinti, M Cocco… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the physical mechanisms at the origin of slow‐slip events has been proven a
very challenging task. In particular, little is known on the role of fault heterogeneity during …