[HTML][HTML] Fluid injection-induced fault slip during unconventional energy development: A review

W Wu, D Lu, D Elsworth - Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
An unusual increase in seismicity rate near the development and production sites of
unconventional energy (eg, natural gas and geothermal fluids) has been attributed to …

A rate‐, state‐, and temperature‐dependent friction law with competing healing mechanisms

S Barbot - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Slip transition of rock fractures due to chemical corrosion

C Mei, Z Fang, W Wu - Engineering Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Chemical corrosion of rock masses commonly exists in natural environment (eg, rock
masses immersed in acidic groundwater) and in rock engineering practice (eg, acid fluid …

Rupture styles linked to recurrence patterns in seismic cycles with a compliant fault zone

S Nie, S Barbot - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Seismic cycles emerge in a broad range of rupture styles, from slow-slip events to pulse-like
earthquake sequences. Meanwhile, large earthquakes in paleoseismic and instrumental …

Experimental study on the slip evolution of planar fractures subjected to cyclic normal stress

K Tao, W Dang, X Liao, X Li - International Journal of Coal Science & …, 2023 - Springer
The frictional rupture mechanisms of rock discontinuities considering the dynamic load
disturbance still remain unclear. This paper investigates the transitional behaviors of slip …

[HTML][HTML] Sliding modes of fault activation under constant normal stiffness conditions

C Zhang, J Xu, S Jin, G Cui, Y Guo, L Li - Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fault activation has been the focus of research community for years. However, the studies of
fault activation remain immature, such as the fault activation mode and its major factors …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation on frictional properties of stressed basalt fractures

Z Zhong, C Xu, L Wang, Y Hu, F Zhang - Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The frictional strength and sliding stability of faults are crucial in interpreting earthquake
mechanisms and cycles. Herein, we report friction experiments on basalt fractures, using a …

Velocity dependence of rate‐and‐state friction in granular fault gouge and implications for slow‐slip events

C Mei, L Wang - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The standard rate‐and‐state friction (RSF) has extensively captured frictional behaviors, but
it fails to explain the velocity dependence of frictional stability transition and widespread …

Microphysical modeling of fault slip and stability transition in hydrothermal conditions

C Mei, JW Rudnicki - Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Field and laboratory observations indicate that the frictional behaviors of faults depend on
hydrothermal conditions. We extend the microphysical Chen‐Niemeijer‐Spiers (CNS) model …

Laboratory earthquake ruptures contained by velocity strengthening fault patches

JY Song, GC McLaskey - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Many natural faults are believed to consist of velocity weakening (VW) patches surrounded
by velocity strengthening (VS) sections. Numerical studies routinely employ this framework …