My research aims mainly at understanding better the role of fluids in the mechanics of the Earth’s crust, especially seismic and aseismic fault behaviors. I am interested in developing new approaches combined from geophysical observations and hydromechanical modelling for the study of earthquakes, landslides, injection-induced seismicity in crustal reservoirs, and the dynamics of aseismic slip on faults and its interactions with earthquakes.
TOPICS
• Role of fluids in fault and earthquake mechanics
• Injection-induced seismicity and aseismic slip
• Evolution of fault physical properties
• Hydromechanical couplings in fractured rocks
TOOLS
• Numerical modelling :
- Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical simulation
- Dynamic rupture simulation
• Active monitoring in Geophysics :
- In-situ experiments of fault activation by fluid injection
