Estefan is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan. He completed his PhD at UC Berkeley in Geosystems Engineering studying the propagation of earthquake surface fault rupture through granular media and the interaction of surface fault rupture with the built environment. For much of his research, he utilizes the discrete/distinct element method (DEM) with high performance computing. His current research interests are in earthquake surface fault rupture, granular systems, and the characterization of granular materials using advanced imaging and modeling techniques.
Baden, C. W., Nevitt, J. M., Garcia, F. E., Brooks, B. A., Ericksen, T. L., & Yeager, S. (2024, 09). Modeling the effect of local fault kinematics on shallow fault deformation along the M7.1 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake surface rupture with discrete element analysis. Poster Presentation at 2024 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 14017
Garcia, F. E., & Bray, J. (2019). Discrete-Element Analysis of Influence of Granular Soil Density on Earthquake Surface Fault Rupture Interaction with Rigid Foundations. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 145(11). doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002163. SCEC Contribution 11685
Garcia, F. E., & Bray, J. (2019). Discrete Element Analysis of Earthquake Fault Rupture-Soil-Foundation Interaction. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 145(9). doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002092. SCEC Contribution 11684
Garcia, F. E., & Bray, J. (2019). Modeling the shear response of granular materials with discrete element assemblages of sphere-clusters. Computers and Geotechnics, 106, 99-107. doi: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2018.10.003. SCEC Contribution 11683
Garcia, F. E., & Bray, J. (2018). Distinct Element Simulations of Shear Rupture in Dilatant Granular Media. International Journal of Geomechanics, 18(9). doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001238. SCEC Contribution 11682
Garcia, F. E., & Bray, J. (2018). Distinct element simulations of earthquake fault rupture through materials of varying density. Soils and Foundations, 58(4), 986-1000. doi: 10.1016/j.sandf.2018.05.009. SCEC Contribution 11681
