Role of fluids in rock deformation and the earthquake cycle

Project Information

RockDeath

Grant agreement ID: 101088963

DOI

10.3030/101088963

EC signature date 22 November 2023

Start date 1 July 2024

End date 30 June 2029

Funded under

• European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 2 470 873,00

EU contribution

€ 2 470 873,00

Coordinated by

GFZ HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUR GEOFORSCHUNG
Germany

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Deliverables

Data Management Plan (1)

Data Management Plan

Data management plan

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (12)

Nanostructures as indicator for deformation dynamics

Author(s): Sarah Incel, Markus Ohl, Frans Aben, Oliver Plümper, Nicolas Brantut
Published in: Nature Communications, Issue 16, 2025, ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/S41467-025-67150-4

Opposite Variations for Pore Pressure on and off the Fault During Simulated Earthquakes in the Laboratory

Author(s): Dong Liu, Nicolas Brantut, Franciscus M. Aben
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Issue 129, 2024, ISSN 2169-9313
Publisher: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
DOI: 10.1029/2024JB028829

Semi-brittle flow of rocks: cracks, dislocations and strain hardening

Author(s): Nicolas Brantut
Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Issue 481, 2025, ISSN 1471-2946
Publisher: The Royal Society
DOI: 10.1098/RSPA.2024.0189

Development of Permeability Heterogeneity During Compaction of Porous Sandstone

Author(s): Nicolas Brantut, Patrick Baud
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Issue 130, 2025, ISSN 2169-9313
Publisher: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
DOI: 10.1029/2024JB030022

Propagation of fluid-driven aseismic slip fronts under upper crustal conditions

Author(s): François Passelègue, Nicolas Brantut, Hervé Chauris, Pierre Dublanchet
Published in: Science Advances, Issue 12, 2026, ISSN 2375-2548
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
DOI: 10.1126/SCIADV.AEB0234

Microstructural Evolution of Carrara Marble During Semi‐Brittle Deformation

Author(s): Tongzhang Qu, Nicolas Brantut, David Wallis, Christopher Harbord
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Issue 130, 2025, ISSN 2169-9313
Publisher: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
DOI: 10.1029/2024JB030914

Shear localisation controls the dynamics of earthquakes

Author(s): Fabian Barras, Nicolas Brantut
Published in: Nature Communications, Issue 16, 2025, ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/S41467-024-55363-Y

Pore pressure change during nucleation and slip along experimental faults

Author(s): Nicolas Brantut, François X. Passelègue, Pierre Dublanchet
Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Issue 692, 2026, ISSN 0012-821X
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.EPSL.2026.120240

The Undrained Response of Westerly Granite Subjected to Cyclical Changes in Load

Author(s): Bobby Elsigood, Nicolas Brantut, Philip G. Meredith, Thomas M. Mitchell
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Issue 130, 2025, ISSN 2169-9313
Publisher: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
DOI: 10.1029/2025JB032593

The Influence of Elevated Temperature on Time‐Dependent Compaction Creep in Bleursville Sandstone

Author(s): Mark Jefferd, Nicolas Brantut, Thomas M. Mitchell, Philip G. Meredith
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Issue 131, 2025, ISSN 2169-9313
Publisher: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
DOI: 10.1029/2025JB032433

Permeability Development During Fault Growth and Slip in Granite

Author(s): Franciscus M. Aben, Ado Farsi, Nicolas Brantut
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Issue 129, 2024, ISSN 2169-9313
Publisher: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
DOI: 10.1029/2024JB029057

Analysis of Stress in the Cohesive Zone, Dissipation and Fracture Energy During Shear Rupture Experiments

Author(s): Nicolas Brantut
Published in: Geophysical Research Letters, Issue 52, 2025, ISSN 0094-8276
Publisher: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
DOI: 10.1029/2024GL113972