Crustal deformation patterns are affected by multiscale granulation and healing processes
associated with phase transitions between continuum and discrete states of rocks. The …

Uniaxial compression tests with combined acousto-optical monitoring techniques are
conducted on flawed granite specimens, with the aim of investigating the fracture-related …

Time-dependent brittle deformation is a fundamental and pervasive process operating in the
Earth's upper crust. Its characterization is a pre-requisite to understanding and unraveling …

This paper presents a comprehensive study of the cracking and coalescence behavior of
granite specimens with pre-existing flaw pairs. Uniaxial compressions tests were conducted …

In order to improve discrete fracture network (DFN) models, which are increasingly required
into groundwater and rock mechanics applications, we propose a new DFN modeling based …

The mechanical and AE information of the whole process of rock damage and fracture are
obtained by uniaxial compression test, Brazil splitting test and improved shear test on …

Abstract El Mayor‐Cucapah earthquake occurred on 4 April 2010 in northeastern Baja
California just south of the US‐Mexico border. The earthquake ruptured several previously …

We present results on evolving geometrical and material properties of large strike-slip fault
zones and associated deformation fields, using 3-D numerical simulations in a rheologically …

Equilibrium thermodynamics has been of fundamental importance to many branches of
engineering including cyclical mechanical applications. However, in geomechanics and …

We report systematic seismic velocity variations in response to tidal deformation.
Measurements are made on correlation functions of the ambient seismic wavefield at 2–8 Hz …