@article{fdi:010094998,
  title = {{T}he role of stress distribution in seismic cycle complexity of a long laboratory fault},
  author = {{P}aglialunga, {F}. and {P}assel{\`e}gue, {F}. and {A}mpuero, {J}ean-{P}aul and {L}atour, {S}. and {V}iolay, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} fundamental understanding of the factors controlling the complexity of seismic cycles is crucial to advance the study of earthquake hazard and predictability. {S}tress distribution and fault system size play a significant role in shaping complex patterns of seismic behavior. {T}his study examines how heterogeneous loading conditions influence the seismic cycles of a long laboratory fault. {T}hey are reproduced on analog material in a biaxial apparatus while continuously monitoring the strain field near the fault. {B}y examining the effects of stress variability on fault behavior, we identify a spectrum of rupture outcomes, from periodic, system-size failures to complex seismic sequences comprising several partial ruptures. {A}dditionally, the resulting heterogeneous stress distribution significantly influences single events' rupture dynamics, eventually leading to abrupt rupture slowdown and subsequent delayed re-nucleation. {T}hese results provide a framework for understanding the evolution of stress heterogeneity along natural faults and its implications for rupture dynamics and earthquake predictability.},
  keywords = {laboratory earthquakes ; seismic sequences ; supercycles ; frictional ; ruptures ; fracture energy ; seismic cycle},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}eophysical {R}esearch {L}etters},
  volume = {52},
  numero = {18},
  pages = {e2025{GL}116440 [12 p.]},
  ISSN = {0094-8276},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1029/2025gl116440},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010094998},
}