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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The frictional rupture mechanisms of rock discontinuities considering the dynamic load
disturbance still remain unclear. This paper investigates the transitional behaviors of slip …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Field and laboratory observations indicate that the frictional behaviors of faults depend on
hydrothermal conditions. We extend the microphysical Chen‐Niemeijer‐Spiers (CNS) model …

Many natural faults are believed to consist of velocity weakening (VW) patches surrounded
by velocity strengthening (VS) sections. Numerical studies routinely employ this framework …