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 …

Disorder and long-range interactions are two of the key components that make material
failure an interesting playfield for the application of statistical mechanics. The cornerstone in …

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 …

The statistical properties of aftershock sequences are associated with three empirical
scaling relations:(1) Gutenberg-Richter frequency-magnitude scaling,(2) Båth's law for the …

In this paper we relate the behavior of seismicity prior to a characteristic earthquake to the
excitation in proximity to a spinodal instability. We illustrate the spinodal instability as the …

We model the evolution of regional stress following the 1992 Landers earthquake in order to
test the importance of pore fluid flow in producing aftershocks. Rising fluid pressure due to …

During the tunnel construction, rockbursts occurred, posing a risk to safety. To mitigate this
risk, a microseismic monitoring system was installed in the tunnel to provide early warning of …

We analyze evolving stress and seismicity generated by three realizations of a discrete
model of a strike‐slip fault in a three‐dimensional (3‐D) elastic half space using five …

We develop a spectral element method for the simulation of long‐term histories of
spontaneous seismic and aseismic slip on faults subjected to tectonic loading. Our approach …

Large, extended fault systems such as those in California demonstrate complex space-time
seismicity patterns, which include repetitive events, precursory activity and quiescence, and …