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Chester, Frederick Professor
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- Faculty Affiliate, Energy Institute, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
- Professor, Geology and Geophysics, College of Arts and Sciences
My research focuses on experimental rock mechanics, structural geology, ocean drilling sciences, and tectonophysics.
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Publications
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academic article
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Barbery, M. R., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2023).
Investigating Dynamic Weakening in Laboratory Faults Using Multi-Scale Flash Heating Coupled With mm-Scale Contact Evolution. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
128(12),
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Smart, K. J., Ferrill, D. A., McKeighan, C. A., & Chester, F. M.
(2023).
Estimating rock mechanical properties from microrebound measurements. 312, 106954-106954.
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Shen, X., Ding, J., Lordkipanidze, I., Arson, C., Chester, J. S., & Chester, F. M.
(2021).
Fabric evolution and crack propagation in salt during consolidation and cyclic compression tests. Acta Geotechnica.
16(6), 1679-1697.
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Barbery, M. R., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2021).
Characterizing the Distribution of Temperature and Normal Stress on Flash Heated Granite Surfaces at Seismic Slip Rates. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
126(5),
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Ding, J., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2021).
Test of the Effective Stress Law for Semibrittle Deformation Using Isostatic and Triaxial Load Paths. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
126(5),
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Ding, J., Chester, F. M., Chester, J. S., Shen, X., & Arson, C.
(2021).
Coupled Brittle and Viscous Micromechanisms Produce Semibrittle Flow, Grain-Boundary Sliding, and Anelasticity in Salt-Rock. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
126(2),
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Shen, X., Ding, J., Arson, C., Chester, J. S., & Chester, F. M.
(2021).
Micromechanical modeling for rate-dependent behavior of salt rock under cyclic loading. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics.
45(1), 28-44.
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Shen, X., Arson, C., Ding, J., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2020).
Mechanisms of Anisotropy in Salt Rock Upon Microcrack Propagation. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering.
53(7), 3185-3205.
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Fabbri, O., Goldsby, D. L., Chester, F., Karpoff, A. M., Morvan, G., Ujiie, K., ... Curewitz, D.
(2020).
Deformation Structures From Splay and Decollement Faults in the Nankai Accretionary Prism, SW Japan (IODP NanTroSEIZE Expedition 316): Evidence for Slow and Rapid Slip in Fault Rocks. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems.
21(6),
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Brodsky, E. E., Mori, J. J., Anderson, L., Chester, F. M., Conin, M., Dunham, E. M., ... Yang, T.
(2020).
The State of Stress on the Fault Before, During, and After a Major Earthquake. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Science.
48(1), 1-26.
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Fulton, P. M., Brodsky, E., Mori, J. J., & Chester, F. M.
(2019).
TOHOKU-OKI FAULT ZONE FRICTIONAL HEAT MEASURED During IODP Expeditions 343 and 343T. OCEANOGRAPHY.
32(1), 102-104.
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Chester, F. M., & Moore, J. C.
(2018).
Tectonostratigraphy and processes of frontal accretion with horst-graben subduction at the Japan Trench. Special Paper of the Geological Society of America.
534, 101-113.
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Choens, R. C., & Chester, F. M.
(2018).
Time-Dependent Consolidation in Porous Geomaterials at In Situ Conditions of Temperature and Pressure. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
123(8), 6424-6441.
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Brodsky, E. E., Saffer, D., Fulton, P., Chester, F., Conin, M., Huffman, K., Moore, J. C., & Wu, H.
(2017).
The postearthquake stress state on the Tohoku megathrust as constrained by reanalysis of the JFAST breakout data. Geophysical Research Letters.
44(16), 8294-8302.
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French, M. E., Chester, F. M., Chester, J. S., & Wilson, J. E.
(2016).
Stress-dependent transport properties of fractured arkosic sandstone. Geofluids.
16(3), 533-551.
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Saber, O., Chester, F. M., & Alvarado, J. L.
(2016).
Development of a Material-Testing Machine for Study of Friction: Experimental Analysis of Machine Dynamics and Friction of Rock. Experimental mechanics.
56(5), 813-831.
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Luetkemeyer, P. B., Kirschner, D. L., Huntington, K. W., Chester, J. S., Chester, F. M., & Evans, J. P.
(2016).
Constraints on paleofluid sources using the clumped-isotope thermometry of carbonate veins from the SAFOD (San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth) borehole. Tectonophysics.
690, 174-189.
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Moore, J. C., Plank, T. A., Chester, F. M., Polissar, P. J., & Savage, H. M.
(2015).
Sediment provenance and controls on slip propagation: Lessons learned from the 2011 Tohoku and other great earthquakes of the subducting northwest Pacific plate. Geosphere.
11(3), 533-541.
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French, M. E., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2015).
Micromechanisms of creep in clay-rich gouge from the Central Deforming Zone of the San Andreas Fault. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
120(2), 827-849.
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Bose, S., Saha, P., Mori, J. J., Rowe, C., Ujiie, K., Chester, F. M., ... Gupta, A.
(2015).
Deformation structures in the frontal prism near the Japan Trench: Insights from sandbox models. Journal of Geodynamics.
89, 29-38.
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Kirkpatrick, J. D., Rowe, C. D., Ujiie, K., Moore, J. C., Regalla, C., Remitti, F., ... Chester, F. M.
(2015).
Structure and lithology of the Japan Trench subduction plate boundary fault. Tectonics.
34(1), 53-69.
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Coble, C. G., French, M. E., Chester, F. M., Chester, J. S., & Kitajima, H.
(2014).
In situ frictional properties of San Andreas Fault gouge at SAFOD. Geophysical Journal International.
199(2), 956-967.
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French, M. E., Kitajima, H., Chester, J. S., Chester, F. M., & Hirose, T.
(2014).
Displacement and dynamic weakening processes in smectite-rich gouge from the Central Deforming Zone of the San Andreas Fault. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
119(3), 1777-1802.
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Mori, J., Chester, F., Brodsky, E. E., & Kodaira, S.
(2014).
Investigation of the Huge Tsunami from the 2011 Tohoku-Oki, Japan, Earthquake Using Ocean Floor Boreholes to the Fault Zone. OCEANOGRAPHY.
27(2), 132-137.
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Ujiie, K., Tanaka, H., Saito, T., Tsutsumi, A., Mori, J. J., Kameda, J., ... Expedition 343 and 343T Scientists
(2013).
Low coseismic shear stress on the Tohoku-Oki megathrust determined from laboratory experiments. Science.
342(6163), 1211-1214.
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Chester, F. M., Rowe, C., Ujiie, K., Kirkpatrick, J., Regalla, C., Remitti, F., ... Expedition 343 and 343T Scientists
(2013).
Structure and composition of the plate-boundary slip zone for the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake. Science.
342(6163), 1208-1211.
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Rowe, C. D., Moore, J. C., & Remitti, F
(2013).
The thickness of subduction plate boundary faults from the seafloor into the seismogenic zone. Geology.
41(9), 991-994.
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Lin, W., Conin, M., Moore, J. C., Chester, F. M., Nakamura, Y., Mori, J. J., ... Expedition 343 Scientists
(2013).
Stress state in the largest displacement area of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake. Science.
339(6120), 687-690.
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Fulton, P. M., Brodsky, E. E., Kano, Y., Mori, J., Chester, F., Ishikawa, T., ... Expedition 343, 343T, and KR13-08 Scientists.
(2013).
Low coseismic friction on the Tohoku-Oki fault determined from temperature measurements. Science.
342(6163), 1214-1217.
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Yang, T., Mishima, T., Ujiie, K., Chester, F. M., Mori, J. J., Eguchi, N., & Toczko, S.
(2013).
Strain decoupling across the decollement in the region of large slip during the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake from anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility. Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
381, 31-38.
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Kitajima, H., Chester, F. M., & Biscontin, G.
(2012).
Mechanical and hydraulic properties of Nankai accretionary prism sediments: Effect of stress path. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems.
13(10), n/a-n/a.
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Arson, C., Xu, H., & Chester, F. M.
(2012).
On the definition of damage in time-dependent healing models for salt rock. Geotechnique Letters.
2(2), 67-71.
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Yamaguchi, A., Sakaguchi, A., Sakamoto, T., Iijima, K., Kameda, J., Kimura, G., ... Curewitz, D.
(2011).
Progressive illitization in fault gouge caused by seismic slip propagation along a megasplay fault in the Nankai Trough. Geology.
39(11), 995-998.
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Kitajima, H., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2011).
Dynamic weakening of gouge layers in high-speed shear experiments: Assessment of temperature-dependent friction, thermal pressurization, and flash heating. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
116(B8),
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Sakaguchi, A., Chester, F., Curewitz, D., Fabbri, O., Goldsby, D., Kimura, G., ... Yamaguchi, A.
(2011).
Seismic slip propagation to the updip end of plate boundary subduction interface faults: Vitrinite reflectance geothermometry on Integrated Ocean Drilling Program NanTro SEIZE cores. Geology.
39(4), 395-398.
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Bradbury, K. K., Evans, J. P., Chester, J. S., Chester, F. M., & Kirschner, D. L.
(2011).
Lithology and internal structure of the San Andreas fault at depth. based on characterization of Phase 3 whole-rock core in the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) borehole. Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
310(1-2), 131-144.
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Weymer, B., Firth, J., Rumford, P., Chester, F., Chester, J., & Lockner, D.
(2011).
SAFOD Phase III Core Sampling and Data Management at the Gulf Coast Repository. Scientific Drilling.
11(11), 48-50.
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Kitajima, H., Chester, J. S., Chester, F. M., & Shimamoto, T.
(2010).
High-speed friction of disaggregated ultracataclasite in rotary shear: Characterization of frictional heating, mechanical behavior, and microstructure evolution. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
115(B8),
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Screaton, E., Kimura, G., Curewitz, D., Moore, G., Chester, F., Fabbri, O., ... Zhao, X.
(2009).
Interactions between deformation and fluids in the frontal thrust region of the NanTroSEIZE transect offshore the Kii Peninsula, Japan: Results from IODP Expedition 316 Sites C0006 and C0007. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems.
10(12), n/a-n/a.
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Karner, S. L., Kronenberg, A. K., Chester, F. M., Chester, J. S., & Hajash, A. J.
(2008).
Hydrothermal deformation of granular quartz sand. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
113(B5),
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Kimura, G., Screaton, E. J., Curewitz, D., Chester, F., Fabbri, O., Fergusson, C., ... Zhao, X
(2008).
NanTroSEIZE stage 1A: NanTroSEIZE shallow megasplay and frontal thrusts. Integrated Ocean Drilling Program: Preliminary Reports.
1-59.
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Chester, F. M., Chester, J. S., Kronenberg, A. K., & Hajash, A.
(2007).
Subcritical creep compaction of quartz sand at diagenetic conditions: Effects of water and grain size. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
112(B6),
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Tanaka, H., Chester, F. M., Mori, J. J., & Wang, C.
(2007).
Drilling into fault zones. Tectonophysics.
443(3-4), 123-125.
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Solum, J. G., Hickman, S., Lockner, D. A., Tembe, S., Evans, J. P., Draper, S. D., ... Wong, T.
(2007).
San Andreas Fault Zone Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Physical Properties from SAFOD Cuttings and Core. Scientific Drilling.
64-66.
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Chester, J. S., Chester, F. M., & Kronenberg, A. K.
(2005).
Fracture surface energy of the Punchbowl fault, San Andreas system. Nature.
437(7055), 133-136.
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Karner, S. L., Chester, J. S., Chester, F. M., Kronenberg, A. K., & Hajash, A.
(2005).
Laboratory deformation of granular quartz sand: Implications for the burial of clastic rocks. American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Bulletin.
89(5), 603-625.
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Karner, S. L., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2005).
Towards a general state-variable constitutive relation to describe granular deformation. Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
237(3-4), 940-950.
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Chester, J. S., Lenz, S. C., Chester, F. M., & Lang, R. A.
(2004).
Mechanisms of compaction of quartz sand at diagenetic conditions. Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
220(3-4), 435-451.
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Ramsey, J. M., & Chester, F. M.
(2004).
Hybrid fracture and the transition from extension fracture to shear fracture. Nature.
428(6978), 63-66.
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Wilson, J. E., Chester, J. S., & Chester, F. M.
(2003).
Microfracture analysis of fault growth and wear processes, Punchbowl Fault, San Andreas System, California. JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY.
25(11), 1855-1873.
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Karner, S. L., Chester, F. M., Kronenberg, A. K., & Chester, J. S.
(2003).
Subcritical compaction and yielding of granular quartz sand. Tectonophysics.
377(3-4), 357-381.
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Li, Y. G., Chester, F. M., & Vidale, J. E.
(2001).
Shallow seismic profiling of the exhumed Punchbowl fault zone, southern California. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.
91(6), 1820-1830.
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Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2000).
Stress and deformation along wavy frictional faults. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
105(B10), 23421-23430.
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Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(1998).
Ultracataclasite structure and friction processes of the Punchbowl fault, San Andreas system, California. Tectonophysics.
295(1-2), 199-221.
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Chester, F., Engelder, T., & Shimamoto, T
(1998).
Rock deformation: The Logan volume - Preface. Tectonophysics.
295(1-2), VII-IX.
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Chester, F. M.
(1998).
Editorial. Tectonophysics.
295(1-2), vii-xiv.
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CHESTER, F. M.
(1995).
A RHEOLOGIC MODEL FOR WET CRUST APPLIED TO STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
100(B7), 13033-13044.
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EVANS, J. P., & CHESTER, F. M.
(1995).
FLUID-ROCK INTERACTION IN FAULTS OF THE SAN-ANDREAS SYSTEM - INFERENCES FROM SAN-GABRIEL FAULT ROCK GEOCHEMISTRY AND MICROSTRUCTURES. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
100(B7), 13007-13020.
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CHESTER, F. M.
(1994).
EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE ON FRICTION - CONSTITUTIVE-EQUATIONS AND EXPERIMENTS WITH QUARTZ GOUGE. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
99(B4), 7247-7261.
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CHESTER, F. M., EVANS, J. P., & BIEGEL, R. L.
(1993).
INTERNAL STRUCTURE AND WEAKENING MECHANISMS OF THE SAN-ANDREAS FAULT. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
98(B1), 771-786.
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CHESTER, F. M., & HIGGS, N. G.
(1992).
MULTIMECHANISM FRICTION CONSTITUTIVE MODEL FOR ULTRAFINE QUARTZ GOUGE AT HYPOCENTRAL CONDITIONS. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
97(B2), 1859-1870.
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CHESTER, J. S., & CHESTER, F. M.
(1990).
FAULT-PROPAGATION FOLDS ABOVE THRUSTS WITH CONSTANT DIP. JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY.
12(7), 903-910.
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CHESTER, F. M.
(1989).
DYNAMIC RECRYSTALLIZATION IN SEMI-BRITTLE FAULTS. JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY.
11(7), 847-858.
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CHESTER, F. M.
(1988).
THE BRITTLE - DUCTILE TRANSITION IN A DEFORMATION-MECHANISM MAP FOR HALITE. 154(1-2), 125-136.
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CHESTER, F. M., & LOGAN, J. M.
(1987).
COMPOSITE PLANAR FABRIC OF GOUGE FROM THE PUNCHBOWL FAULT, CALIFORNIA. JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY.
9(5-6), 621-634.
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CHESTER, F. M., & LOGAN, J. M.
(1986).
IMPLICATIONS FOR MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES OF BRITTLE FAULTS FROM OBSERVATIONS OF THE PUNCHBOWL FAULT ZONE, CALIFORNIA. Pure and Applied Geophysics.
124(1-2), 79-106.
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CHESTER, F. M., FRIEDMAN, M., & LOGAN, J. M.
(1985).
FOLIATED CATACLASITES. Tectonophysics.
111(1-2), 139-146.
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Barbery, M. R., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2023).
Investigating Dynamic Weakening in Laboratory Faults Using Multi-Scale Flash Heating Coupled With mm-Scale Contact Evolution. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
128(12),
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chapter
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Brodsky, E. E., Mori, J. J., Anderson, L., Chester, F. M., Conin, M., Dunham, E. M., ... Yang, T
(2020).
The State of Stress on the Fault Before, During, and After a Major Earthquake. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Science.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES, VOL 48, 2020.
(pp. 49-74).
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Chester, F. M.
(2014).
Cataclastic to crystal-plastic transition in halite shear zones. Snoke, A. W., Tullis, J. A., & Todd, V. R. (Eds.),
Fault-related Rocks A Photographic Atlas.
(pp. 198-199).
Princeton University Press.
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Chester, F. M., & Evans, J. P.
(2014).
Micro-scale vein mineralization and porphyroclast development in low-grade cataclasites, San Gabriel fault, California, U.S.A. Snoke, A. W., Tullis, J. A., & Todd, V. R. (Eds.),
Fault-related Rocks A Photographic Atlas.
(pp. 138-139).
Princeton University Press.
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Chester, F. M., & Logan, J. M.
(2014).
Shear band fabric in gouge, Punchbowl fault, California, U.S.A. Snoke, A. W., Tullis, J. A., & Todd, V. R. (Eds.),
Fault-related Rocks A Photographic Atlas.
(pp. 68-69).
Princeton University Press.
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Chester, F. M., Mori, J., Eguchi, N., Toczko, S., & Expedition 343/343T Scientists
(2013).
Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project (JFAST). Proceedings of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program.
Proceedings of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program.
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program.
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Chester, F. M., Mori, J. J., Toczko, S., & Expedition 343/343T Scientists.
(2012).
Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project (JFAST). Integrated Ocean Drilling Program: Preliminary Reports.
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expedition Preliminary Report 343/343T.
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International, Inc..
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Tobin, H., Kinoshita, M., Ashi, J., Lallemant, S., Kimura, G., Screaton, E., ... Curewitz, D
(2009).
NanTroSEIZE Stage 1 expeditions: introduction and synthesis of key results. Proceedings of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program.
Proceedings of the IODP.
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program.
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Chester, F. M., Chester, J. S., Kirschner, D. L., Schulz, S. E., & Evans, J. P.
(2004).
Structure of large-displacement, strike-slip fault zones in the brittle continental crust. Karner, G. D., Taylor, B., Driscoll, N. W., & Kohlstedt, D. L. (Eds.),
Rheology and Deformation of the Lithosphere at Continental Margins.
(pp. 223-260).
Columbia University Press.
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Chester, F. M., & Logan, J. M.
(1990).
Frictional faulting in polycrystalline halite: Correlation of microstructure, mechanisms of slip, and constitutive behavior. Geophysical Monograph Series.
The BrittleDuctile Transition in Rocks.
(pp. 49-65).
American Geophysical Union.
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Brodsky, E. E., Mori, J. J., Anderson, L., Chester, F. M., Conin, M., Dunham, E. M., ... Yang, T
(2020).
The State of Stress on the Fault Before, During, and After a Major Earthquake. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Science.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES, VOL 48, 2020.
(pp. 49-74).
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conference paper
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Xianda, S., Arson, C., Ding, J., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2017).
Experimental characterization of microstructure development for calculating fabric and stiffness tensors in salt rock. 2101-2106.
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Ding, J., Chester, F. M., Chester, J. S., Shen, X., & Arson, C.
(2017).
Microcrack network development in salt-rock during cyclic loading at low confining pressure. 1082-1087.
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Ding, J., Chester, F. M., Chester, J. S., Zhu, C., & Arson, C.
(2016).
Mechanical behavior and microstructure development in consolidation of nominally dry granular salt. 3350-3356.
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Zhu, C., Pouya, A., Arson, C., Ding, J., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S
(2016).
Micro-mechanical analysis of salt creep tests with a joint-enriched Finite Element model. 1272-1281.
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Saber, O., Chester, F. M., & Alvarado, J. L.
(2015).
New high-speed experiment capability for study of friction. 2043-2050.
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Saber, O., Chester, F. M., & Alvarado, J. L.
(2014).
DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF A HIGH LOAD, HIGH-SPEED ACTUATOR FOR ROCK DEFORMATION EXPERIMENTATION
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Choens, R. C., & Chester, F. M.
(2014).
Characterizing damage evolution and yield surfaces for Berea sandstone under triaxial loading as a function of effective pressure. 269-280.
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Xu, H., Arson, C., & Chester, F. M
(2012).
Stiffness and deformation of salt rock subject to anisotropic damage and temperature-dependent healing. 128-135.
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Chester, F. M
(1998).
Field Guide to the Punchbowl Fault Zone at Devil's Punchbowl Los Angeles County Park, California
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Karner, S. L., Kronenberg, A. K., Chester, J. S., Chester, F. M., & Hajash, A.
Laboratory study of hydrothermal deformation in unconsolidated St Peter quartz sand
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Xianda, S., Arson, C., Ding, J., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2017).
Experimental characterization of microstructure development for calculating fabric and stiffness tensors in salt rock. 2101-2106.
Research
principal investigator on
- Collaborative Research: Salt Rock Microstructure and Deformation awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2014 - 2018
- Mri: Development of A High Pressure and Temperature, Biaxial Deformation Apparatus for Earthquake and Landslide Studies awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2011 - 2017
co-principal investigator on
Teaching
teaching activities
- GEOL101 Principles Of Geology Instructor
- GEOL104 Physical Geology Instructor
- GEOL312 Structure & Tectonics Instructor
- GEOL450 Geology Senior Project Instructor
- GEOL491 Research Instructor
- GEOL681 Seminar Instructor
- GEOL681 Sz4d Instructor
- GEOL685 Directed Studies Instructor
- GEOL691 Research Instructor
- GEOP491 Research Instructor
- GEOP615 Experimental Rock Deform Instructor
- GEOP685 Directed Studies Instructor
- GEOP691 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Becker, Andrew 1987- (2012-08). Off-fault Damage Associated with a Localized Bend in the North Branch San Gabriel Fault, California.
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Bobich, Jennifer Kay (2005-11). Experimental analysis of the extension to shear fracture transition in Berea Sandstone.
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Choens II, Robert C. (2011-02). Characterizing Damage Evolution and Yield in Sandstone Under Triaxial Loading as a Function of Various Effective Pressure.
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Choens, Robert Charles (2015-10). Predictions of Induced Brittle Failure in Conventional and Unconventional Reservoirs.
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Coble, Clayton Gage (2012-02). Frictional Strength of the Creeping Segment of the San Andreas Fault.
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Da Silva Rodriguez, Elizabeth (2018-07). Structure and in Situ Stress Analysis of the Tazhong Uplift, NW China: Implications for Fault Reactivation.
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Dilci, Gokturk Mehmet (2010-10). Effect of Load Path on Mode of Failure at the Brittle-ductile Transition in Well-sorted Aggregates of St. Peter Sand.
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Ding, Jihui (2019-02). Grain Boundary Processes, Anelasticity, and Test of the Effective Stress Law for Semibrittle Deformation of Synthetic Salt-Rocks.
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French, Melodie Ellen Lynds (2014-10). Microphysical Controls on the Strength and Transport Properties of Fault Zones.
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Gallegos, Dana Lu (2019-01). Determination of Marine Sediment Strength at Depth from IODP Drilling Data, NanTroSEIZE Transect.
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Heron, Bretani (2012-02). Grain-scale Comminution and Alteration of Arkosic Rocks in the Damage Zone of the San Andreas Fault at SAFOD.
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Herrin, Elizabeth Anne (2009-05). Experimental study of shear and compaction band formation in berea sandstone.
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Kanaya, Takamasa (2007-04). Structure and kinematics of the Suzume fault, Okitsu melange, Shimanto accretionary complex, Japan.
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Kitajima, Hiroko (2012-02). Evolution of Frictional Behavior of Punchbowl Fault Gouges Sheared at Seismic Slip Rates and Mechanical and Hydraulic Properties of Nankai Trough Accretionary Prism Sediments Deformed at Different Loading Paths.
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Loftin, Aileen (2014-09). Fabric Analysis of Survivor Clasts in the Southwest Deforming Zone of the San Andreas Fault at Three Kilometers Depth.
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Nieto Camargo, Jorge Enrique (2005-02). Permeability characterization of shear zones in the Hickory sandstone member, Riley Formation, Texas.
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Unal, Ahmet (2018-03). The Effect of Deformation on Clumped Isotope Concentration in Calcite.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Geophysics, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1988
- M.S. in Geology, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1983
- B.A. in Geology, University of California, Santa Barbara - (Santa Barbara, California, United States) 1980
awards and honors
Contact
first name
- Frederick
has last name
- Chester
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Geology
3115 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3115
USA
Other
- chesterf@tamu.edu