Overview

The Community Rheology Model (CRM) is a foundational Community Earth Model (CEM) but, to date, is underdeveloped because it does not include brittle rheology. On- and off-fault frictional properties within and above the seismogenic zone are critical components of quasi-static and dynamic rupture simulations and probabilistic earthquake hazard forecasts for the state of California. In this pre-SCEC Annual Meeting Workshop we aim to take an important step in filling this critical data gap by creating a FAIR compliant database or repository for georeferenced frictional properties over a range of conditions (e.g., lithology (on- and off-fault, host rock), depth, temperature, fluid conditions, fabric) from across California nested within the CEM framework.

We will bring together stakeholders from the experimental/rock mechanics, earthquake geology, geophysics, and computational communities including the next generation of SCEC researchers to (1) design a new frictional database, (2) pinpoint persistent unknowns in the context of the statewide mission that advance the CRM, and (3) strategize and advocate for the CRM, the importance of rheology in future SCEC science, and the intersectionality of SCEC and CRESCENT through rheology-based toolboxes and science.

We welcome applications from individuals involved in experimental/rock mechanics, earthquake geology, geophysics, and computational communities. We especially encourage participation from students, postdocs, and early career scientists. Capacity is limited to 30 in-person participants, selected based on their statement of interest and the potential of their contributions.