Quantitative predictions of natural and induced phenomena in fractured rock is one of the
great challenges in the Earth and Energy Sciences with far‐reaching economic and …

Roughness, defined as unevenness of material surfaces, plays an important role in
determining how engineering components or natural objects interact with other bodies and …

Surface roughness ubiquitously prevails in natural faults across various length scales.
Despite extensive studies highlighting the important role of fault geometry in the dynamics of …

This essential reference for graduate students and researchers provides a unified treatment
of earthquakes and faulting as two aspects of brittle tectonics at different timescales. The …

Foreshocks are not uncommon prior to large earthquakes, but their physical mechanism
remains controversial. Two interpretations have been advanced:(1) foreshocks are driven by …

To clarify the shear-slip process and characteristics of fault, we conducted triaxial shear tests
driven by displacement on shale samples with prefabricated sawcut and natural fractures …

Microbathymetry data, in situ observations, and sampling along the 13° 20′ N and 13° 20′
N oceanic core complexes (OCCs) reveal mechanisms of detachment fault denudation at …

Probing source mechanisms of natural and induced earthquakes is a powerful tool to unveil
associated rupture kinematics. The source processes of failure and slip instability driven by …

Fractures provide preferential flow paths and establish the internal “plumbing” of the rock
mass. Fracture surface roughness and the matedness between surfaces combine to …

To reveal the connections between the 2024 moment magnitude (M w) 7.5 Noto earthquake
in Japan and the seismicity swarms that preceded it, we investigated its rupture process …