Publications

Journal Articles

Journal Articles

2026

Modeling the thermo-mechanical behavior of porous lava under reservoir conditions

G. Shahin; M. J. Heap; A. Gilg 

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 2026. Vol. 199. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2025.106383.

2025

Pore-fluid Pressure Pulses From Rapid, Localized Compaction of a Porous Rock

H. Quelquejay Leclere; D. Faulkner; J. Bedford; J. G. Behnsen; M. Violay et al. 

TECTONOPHYSICS. 2025. Vol. 918. DOI : 10.1016/j.tecto.2025.230951.

Evolving physical and mechanical rock properties during exposure at Earth’s surface

M. Rasmussen; M. C. Eppes; Y. Yuan; P. G. Meredith; K. H. Apostolidis et al. 

Geomorphology. 2025. Vol. 488, p. 109943. DOI : 10.1016/j.geomorph.2025.109943.

The Role of Stress Distribution in Seismic Cycle Complexity of a Long Laboratory Fault

F. Paglialunga; F. Passelègue; J. P. Ampuero; S. Latour; M. Violay 

Geophysical Research Letters. 2025. Vol. 52, num. 18, p. e2025GL116440. DOI : 10.1029/2025GL116440.

Fluid Chemistry Effect on Localized and Ductile Deformation of a Porous Sandstone

F. Lazari; G. Meyer; L. Baumgartner; M. Violay 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 2025. Vol. 130, num. 8, p. e2025JB031258. DOI : 10.1029/2025JB031258.

How Stress Biaxiality Controls Crack Morphology and Apparent Fracture Energy of Dikes and Sills

A. Guggisberg; M. Lebihain; J. Moore; M. Violay 

Geophysical Research Letters. 2025. Vol. 52, num. 4, p. e2024GL112638. DOI : 10.1029/2024GL112638.

Alteration’s Control on Frictional Behavior and the Depth of the Ductile Shear Zone in Geothermal Reservoirs in Volcanic Arcs

B. Fryer; F. Jermann; P. Patrier; B. Lanson; S. Jelavic et al. 

JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH. 2025. Vol. 130, num. 2. DOI : 10.1029/2024JB030213.

Conference Papers

2026

The influence of porosity and microstructure on the fracture toughness of basalts from Mt. Etna: laboratory measurements

L. Papanagnou; S. Furst; C. Noël; M. J. Heap; M. Violay et al. 

2026. EGU26, the 26th EGU General Assembly 2026, Vienna, Austria, and online, 2026-05-03 – 2026-05-08. DOI : 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-21233.

Lithologic Controls on Frictional Behavior Along the Shallow Subduction Interface: Constraints From an Exhumed Accretionary Wedge (McHugh Complex, Alaska)

M. Rast; W. Behr; C. Madonna; S. Guérin-Marthe 

2026. EGU26, the 26th EGU General Assembly 2026, Vienna, Austria, and online, 2026-05-03 – 2026-05-08. DOI : 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-16525.

Pore pressure at the crack tip: fluid-induced toughening during tensile fracture of fluid-saturated porous solids

M. Lebihain; A. Guggisberg; M. Allache; P. Braun; M. Violay 

2026. EGU26, the 26th EGU General Assembly 2026, Vienna, Austria, and online, 2026-05-03 – 2026-05-08. DOI : 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-9104.

Transient permeability in ductile rocks: the competition between deformation and healing

G. Meyer; F. Lazari; M. Violay 

2026. EGU26, the 26th EGU General Assembly 2026, Vienna, Austria, and online, 2026-05-03 – 2026-05-08. DOI : 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-13002.

The effect of fluid chemistry on sandstone’s fracture toughness and frictional strength: Implications for brittle and ductile strength

C. Noël; P. Baud; F. Lazari; G. Shahin; M. Violay 

2026. EGU26, the 26th EGU General Assembly 2026, Vienna, Austria, and online, 2026-05-03 – 2026-05-08. DOI : 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-5261.

The effect of frictional heterogeneities on the seismic cycle: Insights from triaxial experiments

C. Noël; P. Dublanchet; C. Twardzik; F. Passelègue 

2026. EGU26, the 26th EGU General Assembly 2026, Vienna, Austria, and online, 2026-05-03 – 2026-05-08. DOI : 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-5279.

Long tunnels maintenance: challenges and lessons learnt. The case study of the Gotthard Base Tunnel

F. Sandrone; A. Bombelli; C. Gambarsi 

2026. RILEM Spring Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Systems in Transportation Infrastructure, Mendrisio, Switzerland, 2025-03-25 – 2025-03-28.

Theses

2026

From Microscopic Failure to Macroscopic Fracture: Understanding Energy Dissipation in Tensile Failure of Rocks

A. Guggisberg / M. E. S. Violay; M. A. D. Lebihain (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2026. 

Posters

2025

The Effect of Temperature and Physical State of Water on the Frictional Properties of Gouges from Krafla Geothermal Field (Iceland)

W-H. Wu; W. Feng; R. Gomila; T. Tesei; M. Violay et al. 

EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 2025-04-27 – 2025-05-02.

Talks

2025

The Impact of Pore Geometry and Orientation on Permeability Evolution and Compaction Band Formation in Volcanic Rocks

K. Bayramov; M. J. Heap; P. Baud; F. Lazari 

EGU25, the 27th EGU General Assembly, Vienne, Austria, 2025-04-27 – 2025-05-02.

Impact of Heterogeneous Initial Stress on the Seismic Cycle and Rupture Dynamics of a Long Laboratory Fault

F. Paglialunga; F. Passelègue; J. Ampuero; S. Latour; M. Violay 

EGU25, the 27th EGU General Assembly, Vienne, Austria, 2025-04-27 – 2025-05-02.

Compaction and permeability evolution of tuffs from the Krafla geothermal system (Iceland)

M. J. Heap; K. Bayramov; G. Meyer; M. Violay; T. Reuschlé et al. 

EGU25, the 27th EGU General Assembly, Vienne, Austria, 2025-04-27 – 2025-05-02.

Impact of multiscale heterogeneities on the nucleation of earthquakes

M. Lebihain; T. Roch; M. Violay; J-F. Molinari 

EGU25, the 27th EGU General Assembly, Vienne, Austria, 2025-04-27 – 2025-05-02.