Rocks are usually subjected to cyclic wetting-drying due to the periodical changes in moist
condition. To investigate the effect of wetting-drying cycles on the fracture behavior of …

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 …

Hydration and carbonation reactions within the Earth cause an increase in solid volume by
up to several tens of vol%, which can induce stress and rock fracture. Observations of …

We investigated temperature records associated with seafloor pressure observations at
eight stations that experienced the 2011 M w 9 Tohoku earthquake near its epicenter. The …

Deformation bands in porous volcaniclastics are little studied structural heterogeneities
despite their relevance for constraining the modalities of deformation development and …

Rainfall-induced landslides are among the most fatal and destructive geological hazards in
the mountainous regions where active faulting is a major geological process. So far, many …

The slip behavior of crustal faults is known to be controlled by the composition of the fault
gouge, but the exact mechanisms, especially considering the role of water‐rock interactions …

Recent studies have revealed that slip on clay-rich fault planes, which develop in the
shallow crust and can cause huge earthquakes, is controlled by their flow properties rather …

The present study analyzes the electrical and thermodynamic properties of the volcanic ash
deposits from the recent eruption that started on 19 September 2021 in the Cumbre Vieja …

The frontal part of the Japan Trench plate boundary fault, which slipped during the 2011
Tohoku‐Oki earthquake (Mw 9.0), is enriched in smectite and is intrinsically weak owing to …