Since the similarity in size distribution of earthquakes and acoustic emissions (AE) was
found in the 1960s, many laboratory studies have been motivated by the need to provide …

Understanding the mechanical and hydraulic properties of fractured rocks and their coupled
processes is of great significance for the exploration, design, construction, operation, and …

Laboratory experiments have shown that the b value in the size distribution of acoustic
emission events decreases linearly with differential stress. There have been a number of …

Predicting failure in solids has broad applications including earthquake prediction which
remains an unattainable goal. However, recent machine learning work shows that laboratory …

Shear stimulation, so‐called hydroshearing, is believed to reactivate critical or near‐critical
preexisting fractures by pressurized fluid injection, causing them to slip and dilate for …

We performed mechanical tests on several, mainly European black shales with different
mineralogical composition, porosity and maturity. The uniaxial and triaxial compressive …

In this contribution, we present a review of scientific research results that address seismo-
hydromechanically coupled processes relevant for the development of a sustainable heat …

Dynamic failure in the laboratory is commonly preceded by many foreshocks which
accompany premonitory aseismic slip. Aseismic slip is also thought to govern earthquake …

The statistics of large earthquakes commonly involve large uncertainties due to the lack of
long‐term, robust earthquake recordings. Small‐scale seismic events are abundant and can …

Stress waves, known as acoustic emissions (AEs), are released by localized inelastic
deformation events during the progressive failure of brittle rocks. Although several numerical …