Publications

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Under Preparation

  1. Beeler, N., Bhattacharya, P., Rubin, A. M., Tullis, T. (2019), Apparent age
    dependence of the fault weakening distance in rock friction.
  2. Bhattacharya, P., Rubin, A. M., Tullis, T., Okazaki, K. and Beeler, N. (2019),
    The response of rate-state friction to variable normal stresses: a new state
    evolution prescription based on a micro-mechanical model.
  3. Bhattacharya, P., Rubin, A. M., Tullis, T., Okazaki, K. and Beeler, N. (2019),
    Where did the time go? Friction evolves with slip following extreme velocity
    step decreases and holds.

Refereed Publications

  1. S. Shreedharan, J. Rivière, Bhattacharya, P., Marone, C. (2019), Frictional state evolution during normal stress perturbations probed with ultrasonic
    waves, accepted in J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth.
  2. Bhattacharya, P., Viesca, R. (2019), Fluid-induced aseismic fault slip outpaces
    pore-fluid migration, Science, 364, 6439, 464–468, doi: 10.1126/science.aaw7354.
  3. Bhattacharya, P., Rubin, A. M., and Beeler, N. (2017), Does fault strengthening in laboratory rock friction experiments really depend primarily upon time and not slip?, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 122, doi: 10.1002/2017JB013936.
  4. Bhattacharya, P., Rubin, A. M., Bayart, E., Savage, H. and Marone, C. (2015), Critical evaluation of state evolution laws in rate and state friction: Fitting large velocity steps in simulated fault gouge with time-, slip- and stress-dependent constitutive laws, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 120, doi: 10.1002/2015JB012437
  5. Bhattacharya, P., and Rubin, A. M. (2014), Frictional response to velocity steps and 1D fault nucleation under a state evolution law with stressing-rate dependence, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth,119,2272–2304.
  6. Nagare, R. M., Bhattacharya, P., Khanna, J., and Schincariol, R. A. (2014), Coupled cellular automata for frozen soil processes, SOIL Discussions, 1, 1, 119-150.
  7. Bhattacharya, P., Shcherbakov, R, Tiampo, K. F. and Mansinha, L. (2012), Anomalous statistics of aftershock sequences generated by supershear ruptures, Res. Geophys., 2, 1, e6.
  8. Bhattacharya, P., Phan, M. and Shcherbakov, R. (2011), Statistical analysis of the 2002 Mw 7.9 Denali earthquake aftershock sequence, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 101, 6, 2662-2674.
  9. Bhattacharya, P., Chakrabarti, B. K. and Kamal (2011), A fractal model of earthquake occurrence: Theory, simulations and comparisons with the aftershock data, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser., 319, 012004.

Book Chapters

  1. Bhattacharya, P., Chakrabarti, B. K., Kamal and Samanta, D. (2009), Fractal models of earthquake dynamics, pp. 107 – 158 in Schuster, H. G., (Ed.), Reviews of Nonlinear Dynamics and Complexity: Vol. 2, Wiley-VCH, Berlin.

Conference Presentations

  1. Bhattacharya, P., Viesca, R. (2018), Fluid-induced aseismic slip can outpace
    pore-fluid migration: evidence from in situ data, Annual Meeting of the
    Southern California Earthquake Center.
  2. Bhattacharya, P., Viesca, R. (2018), Fluid-induced aseismic slip can outpace
    pore-pressure diffusion! – evidence from in situ data, Gordon Research
    Conference (Rock Mechanics).
  3. Bhattacharya, P., Viesca, R. (2017), Data-driven fault mechanics: Inferring fault hydro-mechanical properties from in situ observations of injection-induced aseismic slip, submitted, AGU Fall Meeting.
  4. Bhattacharya, P., Rubin, A. M., Tullis, T., Okazaki, K. and Beeler, N. M. (2016), Where did the time go? Friction evolves with slip following large velocity steps, normal stress steps, and (?) during long holds, AGU Fall Meeting.
  5. Bhattacharya, P., Rubin, A. M., Tullis, T., Okazaki, K. and Beeler, N. M. (2016), Where did the time go? Friction evolves with slip following large velocity and normal stress steps, GRC 2016.
  6. Bhattacharya, P., Rubin, A. M., Ryan, K., Riviere, J., and Marone, C. (2015), Is frictional healing slip-dependent?, AGU Fall Meeting.
  7. Bhattacharya, P., Rubin, A. M., Scuderi, M. M., Leeman, J., Ryan, K., and Marone, C. (2014), The role of stressing-rate in state evolution under rate and state friction, AGU Fall Meeting.
  8. Bhattacharya, P., Rubin, A. M., and Beeler, N. (2014), Do laboratory slide- hold-slide experiments really provide evidence for time-dependent healing in rock?, SCEC Annual Meeting.
  9. Bhattacharya, P., Rubin, A. M., Bayart, E., Savage, H., Marone, C. and Beeler, N. (2013), Experimental and Analytical Evaluation of Stressing-Rate State Evolution in Rate-State Friction Laws, AGU Fall Meeting.
  10. Bhattacharya, P., and Rubin, A. M. (2012), Numerical and analytical study of rupture nucleation on 1D and 2D faults under a new state evolution law, AGU Fall Meeting.
  11. Bhattacharya, P., Shcherbakov, R, Tiampo, K. F. and Mansinha, L. (2011), Variation of the Gutenberg-Richter b-value with material strength, AGU Fall Meeting.
  12. Bhattacharya, P., Shcherbakov, R, Tiampo, K. F. and Mansinha, L. (2010), Statistical signatures of aftershock sequences generated by supershear main- shocks, AGU Fall Meeting.