One of the first courses I taught at Stanford was Advanced Soil Mechanics. The course title
was accurate in the beginning, but the contents gradually became more and more about …

Finite element simulations of coupled solid-deformation/fluid-diffusion occurring in
earthquake fault zones often require high-fidelity descriptions of the spatial and temporal …

This paper presents a new meta-modeling framework that employs deep reinforcement
learning (DRL) to generate mechanical constitutive models for interfaces. The constitutive …

Geologic shear fractures such as faults and slip surfaces involve marked friction along the
discontinuities as they are subjected to significant confining pressures. This friction plays a …

Bifurcation theory is often used to investigate the inception of a shear band in a
homogeneously deforming body. The theory predicts conjugate shear bands that have the …

The strong discontinuity approach to modelling strain localization, combined with an
enhanced strain element, has been used for more than a decade to model strain localization …

Abstract Cracks, veins, joints, faults, and ocean crusts are strong discontinuities of different
length scales that can be found in many geological formations. While the constitutive laws …

Persistent shear bands in heterogeneous materials develop progressively, rather than
instantaneously. For a meaningful capture of this deformation pattern, the band must …

Modeling injection‐induced earthquakes requires coupling porous media flow, rock
mechanics, and fault friction. Highly nonlinear laboratory‐derived constitutive laws for fault …

Geothermal energy has emerged as an alternative to ensure a green energy supply while
tackling climate change. Geothermal systems extract the heat stored in the Earth's crust by …