CHM 1211B
Chemistry Building
8051 Regents Drive
College Park, MD 20742

zega [at] umd [dot] edu

Laboratory for Rock Physics

Wenlu Zhu

Time-dependent brittle creep in rocks plays a key role in the deformation of earth's crust. I am interested in rock mechanics, and my current work involves investigating the effect of pore fluid pressure on creep in sandstones using conventional triaxial deformation devices. Understanding fluid-rock interaction and how time-dependent deformation changes in response to pore fluid pressure would allow for a better understanding of earthquake precursors.

Zega Z., Zhu W. (2023) Stabilizing Effect of High Pore Fluid Pressure on Fault Growth During Drained Deformation. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 128(8) e2023JB026536. DOI: 10.1029/2023JB026536