Robert C. Viesca
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Tufts University
Tufts University
Associate Professor
Expertise: Applied mathematics, solid and fluid mechanics, friction, fracture, earthquake source processes
About Me
Publications
Ciardo, F., & Viesca, R. C. (2023, 09). Non-linear stability analysis of slip in a single-degree-of-freedom elastic system with different frictional evolution laws. Poster Presentation at 2023 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 13116
Viesca, R. C. (2023, 09). Looking to fault-rupture experiments for inspiration. Oral Presentation at 2023 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 12859
Jacquey, A. B., & Viesca, R. C. (2023). Nucleation and arrest of fluid-induced aseismic slip. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2022GL101228. doi: 10.1029/2022GL101228. SCEC Contribution 12743
Jacquey, A. B., & Viesca, R. C. (2022, 09). Nucleation and arrest of fluid-induced aseismic fault slip. Poster Presentation at 2022 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 12288
Viesca, R. C. (2021, 08). Self-similar fault slip in response to fluid injection. Poster Presentation at 2021 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 11544
Jacquey, A. B., & Viesca, R. C. (2021, 08). Nucleation and arrest of aseismic fault slip, during and after fluid pressurization. Poster Presentation at 2021 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 11543
Ray, S., & Viesca, R. C. (2019). Homogenization of fault frictional properties. Geophysical Journal International, 219(2), 1203-1211. doi: 10.1093/gji/ggz327. SCEC Contribution 9930
Bhattacharya, P., & Viesca, R. C. (2019). Fluid-induced aseismic fault slip outpaces pore-fluid migration. Science, 364(6439), 464-468. doi: 10.1126/science.aaw7354. SCEC Contribution 9069
Viesca, R. C., & Dublanchet, P. (2019). The slow slip of viscous faults. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 124. doi: 10.1029/2018JB016294. SCEC Contribution 8132
Bhattacharya, P., & Viesca, R. C. (2018, 08). Fluid-induced aseismic slip can outpace pore-fluid migration – evidence from in situ data. Poster Presentation at 2018 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 8814
Viesca, R. C., & Dublanchet, P. (2018, 08). The slow slip of viscous faults. Poster Presentation at 2018 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 8627
Ray, S., & Viesca, R. C. (2017). Earthquake Nucleation on Faults With Heterogeneous Frictional Properties, Normal Stress. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 122(10), 8214-8240. doi: 10.1002/2017JB014521. SCEC Contribution 7927
Brantut, N., & Viesca, R. C. (2017). The fracture energy of ruptures driven by flash heating. Geophysical Research Letters, 44. doi: 10.1002/2017GL074110. SCEC Contribution 7291
Viesca, R. C., & Dublanchet, P. (2016, 08). Self-similar asymptotics of rate-strengthening faults. Poster Presentation at 2016 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 6658
Viesca, R. C., & Garagash, D. I. (2015). Ubiquitous weakening of faults due to thermal pressurization. Nature Geoscience,. doi: doi:10.1038/ngeo2554. SCEC Contribution 6004
Platt, J. D., Viesca, R. C., & Garagash, D. I. (2015). Steadily propagating slip pulses driven by thermal decomposition. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, n/a-n/a. doi: doi:10.1002/2015JB012200. SCEC Contribution 6000
Brantut, N., & Viesca, R. C. (2015). Earthquake nucleation in intact or healed rocks. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 120(1), 191-209. doi: doi:10.1002/2014JB011518. SCEC Contribution 1976
Viesca, R. C., & Rice, J. R. (2012). Nucleation of slip-weakening rupture instability in landslides by localized increase of pore pressure. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 117(B3), B03104. doi: 10.1029/2011JB008866. SCEC Contribution 1527
Viesca, R. C., Templeton, E. L., & Rice, J. R. (2008). Off-Fault Plasticity and Earthquake Rupture Dynamics, 2. Effects of Fluid Saturation. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 113, B09307. doi: 10.1029/2007JB005530. SCEC Contribution 1196
Last updated Sep 19, 2024.
