Large seismogenic faults consist of approximately meter-thick fault cores surrounded by
hundreds-of-meters-thick damage zones. Earthquakes are generated by rupture …

Earthquakes occur mainly on active faults. Fault slip is closely related to seismicity and is
thus widely discussed in Geosciences, Seismology, and Engineering. Slip experiment is a …

In this paper we study the phenomenon of localization of deformation in fault gouges during
seismic slip. This process is of key importance to understand frictional heating and energy …

In subduction zones, seismic slip at shallow crustal depths can lead to the generation of
tsunamis. Large slip displacements during tsunamogenic earthquakes are attributed to the …

Natural fault zones are complex, spatially heterogeneous systems. Rock deformation
experimental studies simplify the complexity of natural fault zones either as a surface …

The strength properties of fault rocks at shearing rates spanning the transition from crystal–
plastic flow to frictional slip play a central role in determining the distribution of crustal stress …

Fault zones are usually composed of a granular gouge, coming from the wear material of
previous slips, which contributes to friction stability. When considering a mature enough fault …

The presence of pressurized fluids influences the mechanical behavior of faults. To test the
roles of normal stress and fluid pressure on shear strength and localization behavior of …

Earthquakes are frictional instabilities caused by the shear stress decrease, that is, dynamic
weakening, of faults with slip and slip rate. During dynamic weakening, shear stress …

Many models have been proposed to forecast the time of failure of landslides, among them
the Voight model (Ω¨= A Ω ̇ α) has been widely used. Values for controlling parameters of α …