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

Earthquakes and the faults upon which they occur interact over a wide range of spatial and
temporal scales. In addition, many aspects of regional seismicity appear to be stochastic …

The fiber bundle model describes a collection of elastic fibers under load. The fibers fail
successively and, for each failure, the load distribution among the surviving fibers changes …

Because the uncertainty in current empirical safety factors for structural strength is far larger
than the relative errors of structural analysis, improvements in statistics offer great promise …

The anelastic deformation of solids is often treated using continuum damage mechanics. An
alternative approach to the brittle failure of a solid is provided by the discrete fibre-bundle …

We perform analytical and numerical studies of aftershock sequences following abrupt steps
of strain in a rheologically layered model of the lithosphere. The model consists of a weak …

We report tensile failure experiments on paper sheets. The acoustic emission energy and
the waiting times between acoustic events follow power-law distributions. This remains true …

A 2-D numerical model for brittle creep and stress relaxation is proposed for the time-
dependent brittle deformation of heterogeneous brittle rock under uniaxial loading …

The present work deals with two types of ceramic matrix composites CMC: SiCf/[Si–B–C]
and Cf/[Si–B–C], loaded in static fatigue at high temperature. An acoustic emission-based …

Load-sharing systems have several practical applications. In load-sharing systems, the
event of a component failure will result in a higher load, therefore inducing a higher failure …