Publications

The articles published by the Experimental Rock Deformation Group from 1986 to present are listed below. Where available, links are provided to the sites hosting the articles. If you are unable to get access to the full articles on these sites, please contact us.

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last updated: January 29th 2024

2023

Hung, C-C., Niemeijer, A. R., Raoof, A., & Sweijen, T.
Investigation of strain localization in sheared granular layers using 3-D discrete element modeling. Tectonophysics, 862, 1-13. Article 229974. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2023.229974 

Heeb, J., Healy, D., Timms, N. E., & Gomez-Rivas, E. 
Rapid hydration and weakening of anhydrite under stress: implications for natural hydration in the Earth's crust and mantle. Solid Earth, 14(9), 985-1003. 
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-14-985-2023 

Harpers, N., Wen, M., Miller, P., Hangx, S., & Busch, A.
The Harpers THMC flow bench: A triaxial multi-reactor setup for the investigation of long-term coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical fluid-rock interaction. Review of Scientific Instruments, 94(9), 1-14. Article 095112. 
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0160906 

Zand, F., Hangx, S. J. T., Spiers, C. J., van den Brink, P. J., Burns, J., Boebinger, M. G., Poplawsky, J. D., Monai, M., & Weckhuysen, B. M.
Elucidating the Structure and Composition of Individual Bimetallic Nanoparticles in Supported Catalysts by Atom Probe Tomography. 
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145(31), 17299-17308. 
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c04474 

Hangx, S., & Pijnenburg, R.
Compaction in the Groningen Gas Field: An overview of our understanding of the compaction behaviour of the Slochteren sandstone and surroundings during and after production.

Hamers, M. F., Niemeijer, A. R., & Drury, M. R. 
Cathodoluminescence as a tracing technique for quartz precipitation in low velocity shear experiments. Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article 10236. 
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37052-w 

Wolterbeek, T. K. T., & Hangx, S. J. T.
The thermal properties of set Portland cements – a literature review in the context of CO2 injection well integrity. 
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 126, 1-16. Article 103909. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2023.103909 

Heeb, J., Healy, D., Timms, N. E., & Gomez-Rivas, E. 
Grain boundary networks and shape preferred orientation: A fresh angle on pattern quantification with GBPaQ. 
Computers and Geosciences, 174, Article 105311. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2023.105311 

Busch, A., Hangx, S., Vialle, S., Rizzo, R. E., & Kampman, N.
Mechanical weakening of a mudrock seal by reaction with CO2-charged fluids. 
Geology, 51(7), 616-620. 
https://doi.org/10.1130/G51250.1 

Zhang, M., Spiers, C. J., & Hangx, S. J. T. 
Effect of CO2-H2O-Smectite Interactions on Permeability of Clay-Rich Rocks Under CO2 Storage Conditions. 
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 56(5), 3451-3474. 
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-023-03259-6 

Chen, J., Hunfeld, L. B., Niemeijer, A. R., & Spiers, C. J.
Fault Weakening During Short Seismic Slip Pulse Experiments: The Role of Pressurized Water and Implications for Induced Earthquakes in the Groningen Gas Field. 
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 128(2), Article e2022JB025729. 
https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JB025729 

Pluymakers, A., Muntendam-Bos, A. G., & Niemeijer, A. 
Induced seismicity: a global phenomenon with special relevance to the Dutch subsurface. 
Geologie en Mijnbouw/Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 102(1), Article e2. 
https://doi.org/10.1017/njg.2023.2 

Okuda, H., Niemeijer, A. R., Takahashi, M., Yamaguchi, A., & Spiers, C. J.
Hydrothermal Friction Experiments on Simulated Basaltic Fault Gouge and Implications for Megathrust Earthquakes. 
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 128(1), Article e2022JB025072. 
https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JB025072 

Ndayishimiye, A., Bang, S. H., Spiers, C. J., & Randall, C. A. 
Reassessing cold sintering in the framework of pressure solution theory. 
Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 43(1), 1-13. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.09.053 

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Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, 4, Article 100088. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cresp.2023.100088 

2022

Beltran Jiménez, K., Skadsem, H.J., Sunde, J.K., Gardner, D., Wolterbeek, T.K.T., Cornelissen, E.K. & Keultjes, W.J.G.
Restoration of annular zonal isolation using localized casing expansion (LCE) technology: Treatment of near-horizontal test sections containing a free-water channel
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 208, Part E, p. 1-14 109792.

Boulton, C., Mizera, M., Niemeijer, A.R., Little, T.A., Müller, I.A., Ziegler, M. & Hamers, M.F.
Observational and theoretical evidence for frictional-viscous flow at shallow crustal levels
Lithos. 428-429, p. 1-21 106831.

Chen, J., Niemeijer, A. R. & Spiers, C. J.
Seismic Fault Slip Behavior Predicted From Internal Microphysical Processes
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 127, 11, e2022JB024530.

de Bresser, J.H.P. (ed.), Drury, M.R. (ed.), Fokker, P.A. (ed.), Gazzani, M. (ed.), Hangx, S.J.T. (ed.), Niemeijer, A.R. (ed.) & Spiers, C.J. (ed.)
The Mechanical Behavior of Salt X
Proceedings of the 10th Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Salt (SaltMech X), Utrecht, The Netherlands, 06-08 July 2022. 1 ed. London: CRC Press. 690 p.

Friedenberg, L., Bartol, J., Bean, J., Czaikowski, O., Düsterloh, U., Gartzke, A-K., Hangx, S., Laurich, B., Lerch, C., Lerche, S., Lippmann-Pipke, J., Liu, W., Lüdeling, C., Mills, M., Müller-Hoeppe, N., Popp, T., Rabbel, O., Rahmig, M., Reedlunn, B., Rölke, C., & 6 others
Compaction of crushed salt for safe containment: Overview of phase 2 of the KOMPASS project
The Mechanical Behavior of Salt X: Proceedings of the 10th Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Salt (SaltMech X), Utrecht, The Netherlands, 06-08 July 2022. Bresser, J.H.P. de, Drury, M.R., Fokker, P.A., Gazzani, M., Hangx, S.J.T., Niemeijer, A.R. & Spiers, C.J. (eds.). 1 ed. London: CRC Press, p. 283-291 9 p.

Giese, C-C., Kate, I.L.T., Ende, M. P. A. van de, Wolthers, M., Aponte, J.C., Camprubi, E., Dworkin, J.P., Elsila, J E., Hangx, S.J.T., King, H.E., Mclain, H. L., Plümper, O. & Tielens, A.G.G.M.
Experimental and Theoretical Constraints on Amino Acid Formation from PAHs in Asteroidal Settings
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 6, 3, p. 468-481 14 p.

Ji, Y., Spiers, C.J., Hangx, S.J.T., de Bresser, J.H.P. & Drury, M.R.
4D microtomography of brine-assisted healing processes in deformation-damaged rocksalt: A first look
The Mechanical Behavior of Salt X: Proceedings of the 10th Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Salt (SaltMech X), Utrecht, The Netherlands, 06-08 July 2022.  Bresser, J.H.P. de, Drury, M.R., Fokker, P.A., Gazzani, M., Hangx, S.J.T., Niemeijer, A.R. & Spiers, C.J. (eds.). 1 ed. London: CRC Press, p. 88-97 10 p.

Leah, H., Fagereng, Groome, N., Buchs, D., Eijsink, A. & Niemeijer, A.
Heterogeneous Subgreenschist Deformation in an Exhumed Sediment-Poor Mélange
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 127, 8, e2022JB024353.

Liu, J. & Spiers, C.J.
Permeability of Bituminous Coal to CH4 and CO2 Under Fixed Volume and Fixed Stress Boundary Conditions: Effects of Sorption
Frontiers in Earth Science. 10

Miocic, J.M., Alcalde, J., Heinemann, N., Marzan, I. & Hangx, S.J.T.
Toward Energy-Independence and Net-Zero: The Inevitability of Subsurface Storage in Europe
ACS Energy Letters. 7, 8, p. 2486-2489 4 p.

Muhammad, N., de Bresser, J.H.P., Peach, C.J. & Spiers, C.J.
A composite flow law for wet polycrystalline halite to capture the transition from dislocation creep to solution-precipitation creep
The Mechanical Behavior of Salt X: Proceedings of the 10th Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Salt (SaltMech X), Utrecht, The Netherlands, 06-08 July 2022. Bresser, J.H.P. de, Drury, M.R., Fokker, P.A., Gazzani, M., Hangx, S.J.T., Niemeijer, A.R. & Spiers, C.J. (eds.). 1 ed. London: CRC Press, p. 141-152 12 p.

Muhammad, N., de Bresser, J.H.P., Peach, C.J. & Spiers, C.J.
Creep behaviour of bischofite, carnallite and mixed bischofite-carnallite-halite salt rock at in situ conditions
The Mechanical Behavior of Salt X: Proceedings of the 10th Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Salt (SaltMech X), Utrecht, The Netherlands, 06-08 July 2022. Bresser, J.H.P. de, Drury, M.R., Fokker, P.A., Gazzani, M., Hangx, S.J.T., Niemeijer, A.R. & Spiers, C.J. (eds.). 1 ed. London: CRC Press, p. 212-223 12 p.

Niemeijer, A.R., van den Ende, M., Spiers, C.J. & Marone, C.,
A review of frictional sliding on brine-penetrated faults in salt
The Mechanical Behavior of Salt X: Proceedings of the 10th Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Salt (SaltMech X), Utrecht, The Netherlands, 06-08 July 2022. Bresser, J.H.P. de, Drury, M.R., Fokker, P.A., Gazzani, M., Hangx, S.J.T., Niemeijer, A.R. & Spiers, C.J. (eds.). 1 ed. London: CRC Press, p. 38-45 8 p.

Niemeijer, A., Marone, C. & Elsworth, D.
Effects of grain size distribution on the permeability of compacting aggregates: Results from rock-analogue experiments and microphysical models
The Mechanical Behavior of Salt X: Proceedings of the 10th Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Salt (SaltMech X), Utrecht, The Netherlands, 06-08 July 2022. Bresser, J.H.P. de, Drury, M.R., Fokker, P.A., Gazzani, M., Hangx, S.J.T., Niemeijer, A.R. & Spiers, C.J. (eds.). 1 ed. London: CRC Press, p. 78-87 10 p.

Schimmel, M.T.W., Hangx, S.J.T. & Spiers, C.J.
Effect of pore fluid chemistry on uniaxial compaction creep of Bentheim sandstone and implications for reservoir injection operations
Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment. 29, p. 1-20 100272.

van Oosterhout, B.G.A., Hangx, S.J.T. & Spiers, C.J.
A threshold stress for pressure solution creep in rock salt: Model predictions vs. observations
The Mechanical Behavior of Salt X: Proceedings of the 10th Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Salt (SaltMech X), Utrecht, The Netherlands, 06-08 July 2022. Bresser, J.H.P. de, Drury, M.R., Fokker, P.A., Gazzani, M., Hangx, S.J.T., Niemeijer, A.R. & Spiers, C. J. (eds.). 1 ed. London: CRC Press, p. 57-67 11 p.

van Oosterhout, B.G.A., Hangx, S.J.T. & Spiers, C.J.
Mechanisms of dilatancy in rock salt at the grain-scale and implications for the dilatancy boundary
The Mechanical Behavior of Salt X: Proceedings of the 10th Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Salt (SaltMech X), Utrecht, The Netherlands, 06-08 July 2022. Bresser, J.H.P. de, Drury, M.R., Fokker, P.A., Gazzani, M., Hangx, S.J.T., Niemeijer, A.R. & Spiers, C.J. (eds.). 1 ed. London: CRC Press, p. 25-37 13 p.

Van Stappen, J.F., McBeck, J.A., Cordonnier, B., Pijnenburg, R.P.J., Renard, F., Spiers, C.J. & Hangx, S.J.T.
4D Synchrotron X-ray Imaging of Grain Scale Deformation Mechanisms in a Seismogenic Gas Reservoir Sandstone During Axial Compaction
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 55, 8, p. 4697-4715 19 p. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-022-02842-7.

Beltran Jimenez, K., Skadsem, H.J., Sunde, J.K., Gardner, D., Wolterbeek, T.K.T., Cornelissen, E.K. & Keultjes, W.J.G.
Restoration of annular zonal isolation using localized casing expansion (LCE) technology: Treatment of near-horizontal test sections containing a free-water channel
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 208, Part E, p. 1-14 109792.

Zhang, M., Spiers, C.J., Liu, J. & Zhou, H.
Stress-Strain-Sorption Behaviour of Smectites Upon Exposure to Dry and Wet CO2
Frontiers in Earth Science. 10, 21 p., 911247.

Zhou, W. & Paulssen, H.
Seismic velocity changes in the Groningen reservoir associated with distant drilling
Scientific Reports. 12, 1, p. 1-9 17523.

2021

Buijze, L., Guo, Y., Niemeijer, A.R., Ma, S. & Spiers, C.J.
Effects of heterogeneous gouge segments on the slip behavior of experimental faults at dm scale
Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 554, 12 p., 116652.

Chen, J., Niemeijer, A.R. & Spiers, C.J.
Microphysical Modeling of Carbonate Fault Friction at Slip Rates Spanning the Full Seismic Cycle
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 126, 3, p. 1-24 24 p., e2020JB021024.

Cuesta Cano, A., Van Stappen, J.F., Wolterbeek, T.K.T. & Hangx, S.J.T.
Uniaxial compaction of sand using 4D X-ray tomography: the effect of mineralogy on grain-scale compaction mechanisms
Materials Today Communications. 26, p. 1-13 13 p., 101881.

Daelemans, L., Tomme, B., Caglar, B., Michaud, V., Van Stappen, J., Cnudde, V., Boone, M. & Van Paepegem, W.
Kinematic and mechanical response of dry woven fabrics in through-thickness compression: Virtual fiber modeling with mesh overlay technique and experimental validation
Composites Science and Technology. 207, p. 1-12 108706.

Heinemann, N., Alcalde, J., Miocic, J.M., Hangx, S.J.T., Kallmeyer, J., Ostertag-Henning, C., Hassanpouryouzband, A., Thaysen, E.M., Strobel, G.J., Wilkinson, M., Schmidt-Hattenberger, C., Edlmann, K., Bentham, M., Haszeldine, R. S., Carbonell, R. & Rudloff, A.
Enabling large-scale hydrogen storage in porous media – the scientific challenges
Energy and Environmental Science. 14, 2, p. 853-864 12 p.

Hunfeld, L.B., Chen, J., Niemeijer, A.R., Ma, S. & Spiers, C.J.
Seismic Slip-Pulse Experiments Simulate Induced Earthquake Rupture in the Groningen Gas Field
Geophysical Research Letters. 48, 11, 10 p., e2021GL092417.

Jefferd, M., Brantut, N., Meredith, P.G., Mitchell, T.M. & Plümper, O.
Compactive Deformation of Sandstone Under Crustal Pressure and Temperature Conditions
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 126, 4, p. 1-26 26 p., e2020JB020202.

Korkolis, E., Niemeijer, A.R., Paulssen, H. & Trampert, J.
A laboratory perspective on the Gutenberg-Richter and characteristic earthquake models
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 126, 8, p. 1-21 21 p., e2021JB021730.

Matsuzawa, T., Shimizu, I., Nishimura, T., Spiers, C.J., Nakajima, J. & Kawamoto, T.
Special issue "Crustal dynamics: toward integrated view of island arc seismogenesis"
Earth, Planets and Space. 73, 1, p. 1-4.

Mehranpour, M.H., Hangx, S.J.T. & Spiers, C.J.
Compaction of the Groningen Gas Reservoir Sandstone: Discrete Element Modeling Using Microphysically Based Grain-Scale Interaction Laws
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 126, 9, p. 1-23 e2021JB021722.

Schimmel, M.T.W., Hangx, S.J.T. & Spiers, C.J.
Impact of Chemical Environment on Compaction Behaviour of Quartz Sands during Stress-Cycling
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 54, 3, p. 981-1003 23 p.

Schutjens, P.M., Spiers, C.J & Niemeijer, A.R.
Surface microstructures developed on polished quartz crystals embedded in wet quartz sand compacted under hydrothermal conditions
Scientific Reports. 11, 1, p. 1-12 12 p., 14920.

Singh, A. & Fokker, P.A.
Time-resolved model for geothermal engineering in high porosity Slochteren sandstone
International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 45, 7, p. 893-911 19 p.

Verberne, B.A., Hangx, S.J.T., Pijnenburg, R.P.J., Hamers, M.F., Drury, M.R. & Spiers, C.J.
Drill core from seismically active sandstone gas reservoir yields clues to internal deformation mechanisms
Geology. 49, 5, p. 483-487 5 p.

Vernooij, R., Siqueira, T.D.A., Hangx, S.J.T., Spiers, C.J., Ketzer, M. & Iglesias, R.S.
CO₂-water-rock interactions in undeformed and sheared claystone caprocks from Northern Europe
Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology. 11, 2, p. 232-250 19 p.

Wolterbeek, T.K.T. & Hangx, S.J.T.
Remediation of Annular Gas Migration along Cemented Wellbores Using Reactive Mineral Fluids: Experimental Assessment of Sodium Bicarbonate and Sodium Silicate-Based Solutions
Energies. 14, 22, p. 1-19 7507.

Wolterbeek, T.K.T., Cornelissen, E.K., Nolan, S., Todea, F., Stam,  W., Roggeband, S.M., Dam, L., van Riet, E.J., Ruckert, F. & Keultjes, W.J.G.
Restoration of annular zonal isolation using localized casing expansion (LCE) technology: A proof of concept based on laboratory studies and field trial results
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 197, 28 p., 108103.

Wolterbeek, T.K.T., Cornelissen, E.K., Hangx, S.J.T. & Spiers, C.J.
Impact of downhole pressure and fluid-access on the effectiveness of wellbore cement expansion additives
Cement and Concrete Research. 147, p. 1-16 16 p., 106514.

2020

Biemiller, J., Boulton, C., Wallace, L., Ellis, S., Little, T., Mizera, M., Niemeijer, A.R. & Lavier, L.
Mechanical Implications of Creep and Partial Coupling on the World's Fastest Slipping Low-Angle Normal Fault in Southeastern Papua New Guinea
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 125, 10, 24 p., e2020JB020117.

Buijze, A. J. L.
Numerical and experimental simulation of fault reactivation and earthquake rupture applied to induced seismicity in the Groningen gas field
Utrecht University. 298 p.

Buijze, A.J.L., Guo, Y., Niemeijer, A.R., Ma, S. & Spiers, C.J.
Nucleation of Stick-Slip Instability Within a Large-Scale Experimental Fault: Effects of Stress Heterogeneities Due to Loading and Gouge Layer Compaction
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 125, 8, 25 p., e2019JB018429.

Busch, A., Hangx, S.J.T., Marshall, J.J. & Wentinck, H.M.
Swelling clay minerals and containment risk assessment for the storage seal of the Peterhead CCS project 
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. 94, 16 p., 102924.

Chen, J., Verberne, B.A. & Niemeijer, A.R.
Flow-to-Friction Transition in Simulated Calcite Gouge: Experiments and Microphysical Modeling
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 125, 11, 25 p., e2020JB019970.

Chen, J., van den Ende, M.P.A. & Niemeijer, A.R.
Microphysical Model Predictions of Fault Restrengthening Under Room-Humidity and Hydrothermal Conditions: From Logarithmic to Power-Law Healing
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 125, 4, p. 1-22 e2019JB018567.

den Hartog, S.A.M., Faulkner, D.R. & Spiers, C.J.
Low Friction Coefficient of Phyllosilicate Fault Gouges and the Effect of Humidity: Insights From a New Microphysical Model
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 125, 6, 12 p., e2019JB018683.

Fan, C., Liu, J., Hunfeld, L.B. & Spiers, C.J.
Frictional slip weakening and shear-enhanced crystallinity in simulated coal fault gouges at slow slip rates
Solid Earth. 11, 4, p. 1399-1422 24 p., 68.

Fokker, P.A., Singh, A. & Wassing, B.B.T.
A semianalytic time-resolved poro-elasto-plastic model for wellbore stability and stimulation
International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 44, 7, p. 1032-1052 21 p.

Gabrielli, P., Poluzzi, A., Kramer, G.J., Spiers, C.J., Mazzotti, M. & Gazzani, M.
Seasonal energy storage for zero-emissions multi-energy systems via underground hydrogen storage
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 121, 19 p., 109629.

Hirauchi, K.I., Yamamoto, Y., den Hartog, S.A.M. & Niemeijer, A.R.
The role of metasomatic alteration on frictional properties of subduction thrusts: An example from a serpentinite body in the Franciscan Complex, California
Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 531, 12 p., 115967.

Houben, M.E., Van Eeden, J.C.M., Barnhoorn, A. & Hangx, S.J.T.
Fracture-Induced Permeability in Whitby Mudstone
Environmental Science and Technology. 54, 15, p. 9564-9572 9 p.

Hunfeld, L. B.
Frictional properties of simulated fault gouges from the Groningen gas field and implications for induced seismicity
UU Dept. of Earth Sciences. 246 p.

Hunfeld, L.B., Chen, J., Hol, S., Niemeijer, A.R. & Spiers, C.J.
Healing Behavior of Simulated Fault Gouges From the Groningen Gas Field and Implications for Induced Fault Reactivation
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 125, 7, 25 p., e2019JB018790.

Kuiper, E.J.N., Weikusat, I., De Bresser, J.H.P., Jansen, D., Pennock G.M. & Drury, M.R.
Using a composite flow law to model deformation in the NEEM deep ice core, Greenland - Part 1: The role of grain size and grain size distribution on deformation of the upper 2207 m
Cryosphere. 14, 7, p. 2429-2448 20 p.

Kuiper, E.J.N., De Bresser, J.H P., Drury, M.R., Eichler, J., Pennock, G.M. & Weikusat I.
Using a composite flow law to model deformation in the NEEM deep ice core, Greenland - Part 2: The role of grain size and premelting on ice deformation at high homologous temperature
Cryosphere. 14, 7, p. 2449-2467 19 p.

Kumar, P., Korkolis, E., Benzi, R., Denisov, D., Niemeijer, A., Schall, P., Toschi, F. & Trampert, J.
On interevent time distributions of avalanche dynamics
Scientific Reports. 10, 11 p., 626.

Liu, J., Hunfeld, L.B., Niemeijer, A.R. & Spiers, C.J.
Frictional properties of simulated shale-coal fault gouges: Implications for induced seismicity in source rocks below Europe's largest gas field
International Journal of Coal Geology. 226, 16 p., 103499.

G. Mahmoodlu, M., Raoof, A., Bultreys, T., Van Stappen, J. & Cnudde, V.
Large-scale pore network and continuum simulations of solute longitudinal dispersivity of a saturated sand column
Advances in Water Resources. 144, 103713.

Niemeijer, A.R., Fagereng, Å., Ikari, M., Nielsen, S. & Willingshofer, E.
Faulting in the laboratory
Understanding Faults: Detecting, Dating, and Modeling. Tanner, D. & Brandes, C. (eds.). Elsevier, p. 167-220 54 p.

Okamoto, A.S., Niemeijer, A.R., Takeshita, T., Verberne, B.A. & Spiers, C.J.
Frictional properties of actinolite-chlorite gouge at hydrothermal conditions
Tectonophysics. 779, 15 p., 228377.

Pijnenburg, R.P.J. & Spiers, C.J.
Microphysics of Inelastic Deformation in Reservoir Sandstones from the Seismogenic Center of the Groningen Gas Field
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 53, 12, p. 5301-5328 28 p.

van den Ende, M.P.A., Chen, J., Niemeijer, A.R. & Ampuero, J.P.
Rheological Transitions Facilitate Fault-Spanning Ruptures on Seismically Active and Creeping Faults
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 125, 8, 27 p., e2019JB019328.

Verberne, B.A., van Den Ende, M.P.A., Chen, J., Niemeijer, A.R. & Spiers, C.J.
The physics of fault friction: Insights from experiments on simulated gouges at low shearing velocities
Solid Earth. 11, 6, p. 2075-2095 21 p.

Vissers, R.L.M. & Wolterbeek, T.K.T.
Native copper formation in mine-prop wood from Cyprus illustrates displacive growth by force of crystallization
Journal of Structural Geology. 130, 8 p., 103927.

Yang, T., Chou, Y. M., Ferré, E. C., Dekkers, M. J., Chen, J., Yeh, E.C. & Tanikawa, W.
Faulting Processes Unveiled by Magnetic Properties of Fault Rocks
Reviews of Geophysics. 58, 4, 60 p., e2019RG000690.

Zhou, W.
Investigating the Groningen gas reservoir: From passive seismic monitoring to experiments on effects of pore pressure on fault slip
Utrecht University. 170 p.

Zhou, W. & Paulssen, H.
Compaction of the Groningen gas reservoir investigated with train noise
Geophysical Journal International. 223, 2, p. 1327–1337.

2019

Bakker, E., Kaszuba, J., den Hartog, S. & Hangx, S.J.T.
Chemo-mechanical behavior of clay-rich fault gouges affected by CO₂-brine-rock interactions
Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology. 9, 1, p. 19-36.

Bérest, P., Gharbi, H., Brouard, B., Brückner, D., DeVries, K., Hévin, G., Hofer, G., Spiers, C.J. & Urai, J.
Very Slow Creep Tests on Salt Samples
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 52, p. 2917-2934.

Boulton, C., Niemeijer, A.R., Hollis, C.J., Townend, J., Raven, M.D., Kulhanek, D.K. & Shepherd, C.L.
Temperature-dependent frictional properties of heterogeneous Hikurangi Subduction Zone input sediments, ODP Site 1124
Tectonophysics. 757, p. 123-139 17 p.

Buijze, L., van den Bogert, P.A.J., Wassing, B.B.T. & Orlic, B.
Nucleation and Arrest of Dynamic Rupture Induced by Reservoir Depletion
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 124, 4, p. 3620-3645 26 p.

Hangx, S.J.T. & Brantut, N.
Micromechanics of High-Pressure Compaction in Granular Quartz Aggregates
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 124, 7, p. 6560-6580 21 p.

Hellebrekers, N., Niemeijer, A.R., Fagereng, Å., Manda, B. & Mvula, R.L.S.
Lower crustal earthquakes in the East African Rift System: Insights from frictional properties of rock samples from the Malawi rift
Tectonophysics. 767, 228167.

Hunfeld, L.B., Chen, J., Niemeijer, A.R. & Spiers, C.J.
Temperature and Gas/Brine Content Affect Seismogenic Potential of Simulated Fault Gouges Derived From Groningen Gas Field Caprock
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 20, 6, p. 2827-2847 21 p.

Korkolis, E.
Rotary shear experiments on glass bead aggregates: Stick-slip statistics and parallels with natural seismicity
UU Dept. of Earth Sciences. 145 p.

Laureys, A., Van Stappen, J., Depover, T., Cnudde, V. & Verbeken, K.
Electrochemical hydrogen charging to simulate hydrogen flaking in pressure vessel steels
Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 217, 106546.

Meftah, R., Van Stappen, J., Berger, S., Jacqus, G., Laluet, J.Y., Guering, P.H., Van Hoorebeke, L. & Cnudde, V.
X-ray Computed Tomography for Characterization of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Foam
Materials. 12, 12, 1944.

Okamoto, A.S., Verberne, B.A., Niemeijer, A.R., Takahashi, M., Shimizu, I., Ueda, T. & Spiers, C.J.
Frictional Properties of Simulated Chlorite Gouge at Hydrothermal Conditions: Implications for Subduction Megathrusts
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 124, 5, p. 4545-4565 21 p.

Pijnenburg, R. P. J.
Deformation Behavior of Reservoir Sandstones from the Seismogenic Groningen Gas Field: An experimental and mechanistic study
UU Dept. of Earth Sciences. 304 p.

Pijnenburg, R.P.J., Verberne, B.A., Hangx, S.J.T. & Spiers, C.J.
Inelastic Deformation of the Slochteren Sandstone: Stress-Strain Relations and Implications for Induced Seismicity in the Groningen Gas Field
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 124, 5, p. 5254-5282.

Pijnenburg, R.P.J., Verberne, B.A., Hangx, S.J.T. & Spiers, C.J.
Intergranular Clay Films Control Inelastic Deformation in the Groningen Gas Reservoir: Evidence From Split-Cylinder Deformation Tests
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 124, 12, p. 12679-12702.

Schimmel, M. T. W.
Effects of pore fluid chemistry on compaction of sand and sandstone reservoirs: From experiments to potential applications and associated risks
UU Dept. of Earth Sciences. 273 p.

Schimmel, M.T.W., Hangx, S.J.T. & Spiers, C.J.
Impact of Chemical Environment on Compaction Creep of Quartz Sand and Possible Geomechanical Applications
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 124, 6, p. 5584-5606.

van den Ende, M.P A., Niemeijer, A.R. & Spiers, C.J.
Influence of Grain Boundary Structural Evolution on Pressure Solution Creep Rates
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 124, 10, p. 10210-10230 21 p.

van den Ende, M.P.A. & Niemeijer, A.R.
An investigation into the role of time-dependent cohesion in interseismic fault restrengthening
Scientific Reports. 9, 9894.

Van Stappen, J.F., De Kock, T., De Schutter, G. & Cnudde, V.
Uniaxial compressive strength measurements of limestone plugs and cores: a size comparison and X-ray CT study
Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 78, 7, p. 5301-5310 10 p.

Verberne, B.A., Plümper, O. & Spiers, C.J.
Nanocrystalline Principal Slip Zones and Their Role in Controlling Crustal Fault Rheology
Minerals. 9, 6, 328.

Wolterbeek, T.K.T., Ruckert, F., van Moorsel, S.G. & Cornelissen, E.K.
Reactive transport and permeability evolution in wellbore defects exposed to periodic pulses of CO₂-rich water
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. 91, 102835.

Yang, T., Chen, J., Xu, H. & Dekkers, M.J.
High-velocity friction experiments indicate magnetic enhancement and softening of fault gouges during seismic slip
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 124, 1, p. 26-43.

Zhang, M.
Stress-strain-sorption behaviour and permeability evolution in clay-rich rocks under CO₂ storage conditions
UU Dept. of Earth Sciences. 217 p.

2018

Barnhoorn, A., Verheij, J., Frehner, M., Zhubayev, A., & Houben, M.
Experimental identification of the transition from elasticity to inelasticity from ultrasonic attenuation analyses
Geophysics, 83(4), MR221-MR229.

De Schryver, T., Dierick, M., Heyndrickx, M., Van Stappen, J., Boone, M.A., Van Hoorebeke, L. & Boone, M.N.
Motion compensated micro-CT reconstruction for in-situ analysis of dynamic processes
Scientific Reports. 8, 7655.

Houben, M.E., Barnhoorn, A., Peach, C.J., Drury, M.R.
Potential permeability enhancement in Early Jurassic shales due to their swelling and shrinkage behavior
International Journal of Coal Geology, 196, pp. 115-125.

Jandhyala, S.R.K., Pangu, G., Deshpande, A., Wolterbeek, T.K.T., Cornelissen, E.K. & van Eijden, J. 
Volume change of cement plugs: Spotlight on the role of boundary conditions using an improved testing method
SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, 23-25 October, Brisbane, Australia. 
Society of Petroleum Engineers, 20 p. SPE-192054-MS. 

Liu, J., Fokker, P.A., Peach, C.J. & Spiers, C.J.
Applied stress reduces swelling of coal induced by adsorption of water 
Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment. 16, p. 45-63.

Kurzawski, R.M., Niemeijer, A.R., Stipp, M., Charpentier, D., Behrmann, J.H. & Spiers, C.J.
Frictional Properties of Subduction Input Sediments at an Erosive Convergent Continental Margin and Related Controls on Décollement Slip Modes: The Costa Rica Seismogenesis Project
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 123, 10, p. 8385-8408.

Mulrooney, M.J., Larsen, L., Van Stappen, J.F., Rismyhr, B., Senger, K., Braathen, A., Olaussen, S., Mørk, M.B.E., Ogata, K. & Cnudde, V.
Fluid flow properties of the Wilhelmøya Subgroup, a potential unconventional CO2 storage unit in central Spitsbergen 
Norwegian Journal of Geology. 99, p. 85-116 32 p.

Niemeijer, A.R.
Velocity-dependent slip weakening by the combined operation of pressure solution and foliation development
Scientific Reports. 8, 10 p., 4724.

Pijnenburg, R. P. J., Verberne, B. A., Hangx, S. J. T., and Spiers, C. J.
Deformation behavior of sandstones from the seismogenic Groningen gas field: Role of inelastic versus elastic mechanisms
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 123. 

Pluymakers, A., Liu, J., Kohler, F., Renard, F., Dysthe, D.
A high resolution interferometric method to measure local swelling due to CO2 exposure in coal and shale
International Journal of Coal Geology, 187, pp. 131-142.

Sinn, C.J.A., Giacomel, P., Peach, C.J., Hangx, S.J.T. & Spiers, C.J.
Effects of Plastic Deformation on the Transport Properties of Rocksalt.
The Mechanical Behavior of Salt IX, p. 101-120.

van Belleghem, B., Gruyaert, E., Van Tittelboom, K., Moerman, W., Dekeyser, B., Van Stappen, J., Cnudde, V. & De Belie, N.
Effect of Polyurethane Viscosity on Self-Healing Efficiency of Cementitious Materials Exposed to High Temperatures from Sun Radiation
Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 30, 7, 12 p., 04018145.

van den Ende, M.P.A.
Microphysically based modelling of fault friction and earthquake rupture
UU Dept. of Earth Sciences. 369 p.

van den Ende, M.P.A. & Niemeijer, A.R.
Time‐dependent compaction as a mechanism for regular stick‐slips
Geophysical Research Letters. 45, 12, p. 5959-5967.

van den Ende, M.P.A., Chen, J., Ampuero, J.-P., and Niemeijer, A.R.
A comparison between rate-and-state friction and microphysical models, based on numerical simulations of fault slip
Tectonophysics 733, pp. 273-295.

van den Ende, M. P. A., Marketos, G., Niemeijer, A. R., and Spiers, C. J.
Investigating Compaction by Intergranular Pressure Solution Using the Discrete Element Method.
JGR: Solid Earth 123, 107-124 pp.

van Stappen, J.F., Meftah, R., Boone, M.A., Bultreys, T., De Kock, T., Blykers, B., Senger, K., Olaussen, S. & Cnudde, V.
In situ triaxial testing to determine fracture permeability and aperture distribution for CO₂ sequestration in Svalbard, Norway
Environmental Science and Technology. 52, 8, p. 4546-4554.

Yao, L., Ma, S., Chen, J., Shimamoto, T. & He, H.
Flash Heating and Local Fluid Pressurization Lead to Rapid Weakening in Water-Saturated Fault Gouges
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 123, 10, p. 9084-9100 17 p.

Wolterbeek, T.K.T., and Raoof, A.
Meter-scale reactive transport modeling of CO₂-rich fluid flow along debonded wellbore casing-cement interfaces.
Environmental Science & Technology, 52 (6), pp. 3786-3795, doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b05358

Wolterbeek, T.K.T., van Noort, R., and Spiers, C.J.
Reaction-driven casing expansion: potential for wellbore leakage mitigation.
Acta Geotechnica, 13 (2), pp. 341-366, doi:10.1007/s11440-017-0533-5

Zhang, M., de Jong, S.M., Spiers, C.J., Busch, A., and Wentinck, H.M.
Swelling stress development in confined smectite clays through exposure to CO₂.
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 74, pp. 49–61, doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2018.04.014

2017

Bakker, E., Kaszuba, J.P., and Hangx, S.J.T.
Assessing chemo-mechanical behavior induced by CO2-water-rock interactions in clay-rich fault gouges
Procedia Earth and Planetary Science 17, 292-295

Buijze, L, Niemeijer, A.R., Han, R., Shimamoto, T., and Spiers, C.J.
Friction properties and deformation mechanisms of halite(-mica) gouges from low to high sliding velocities
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 458, pp. 107-119, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2016.09.059

Chen, J., and Niemeijer, A.R.
Seismogenic potential of a gouge-filled fault and the criterion for its slip stability: Constraints from a microphysical model.
JGR: Solid Earth, 122. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JB014228

Chen, J., Niemeijer, A.R., and Fokker, P.A.
Vaporization of fault water during seismic slip
JGR: Solid Earth, 122 (6), pp. 4237-4276, doi:10.1002/2016JB013824

Chen, J., Niemeijer, A.R., Lu, Y., and Ma, S.
Water vaporization promotes coseismic fluid pressurization and buffers temperature rise
Geophysical Research Letters, 44 (5), pp. 2177-2185, doi:10.1002/2016GL071932

Chen, J., Niemeijer, A.R., and Spiers, C.J.
Microphysically Derived Expressions for Rate‐and‐State Friction Parameters, a, b, and Dc
JGR: Solid Earth, 122(12), pp. 9627-9657, doi:10.1002/2017JB014228

Douma, L.A.N.R., Primarini, M.I.W., Houben, M.E., and Barnhoorn, A.
The validity of generic trends on multiple scales in rock-physical and rock-mechanical properties of the Whitby Mudstone, United Kingdom
Marine and Petroleum Geology, 84, pp. 135-147, doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2017.03.028

van Eijden, G.J.M., Cornelissen, E.K., Ruckert, F., and Wolterbeek, T.K.T.
Development of experimental equipment and procedures to evaluate zonal isolation and well abandonment materials (SPE-184640-MS)
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, The Hague, The Netherlands

Houben, M.E., Hardebol, N.J., Barnhoorn, A., Boersma, Q.D., Carone, A., Liu, Y., de Winter, D.A.M., Peach, C.J., and Drury, M.R.
Fluid flow from matrix to fractures in Early Jurassic shales
International Journal of Coal Geology, 175, pp. 26-39, doi:10.1016/j.coal.2017.03.012

Hunfeld, L.B., Niemeijer, A.R., and Spiers, C.J.
Frictional properties of simulated fault gouges from the seismogenic Groningen gas field under in-situ P-T-chemical conditions
JGR: Solid Earth, 122(11), pp. 8969-8989, doi:10.1002/2017JB014876

Korkolis, E., and Niemeijer, A.R.
Insights into Earthquake Nucleation from Acoustic Emissions and Stick-slip Instabilities in Friction Experiments
79th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2017, doi:10.3997/2214-4609.201701218

Liu, J., Fokker, P. A., Spiers, C. J.
Coupling of swelling, internal stress evolution and diffusion in coal matrix material during exposure to methane 
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 112, doi:10.1002/2016JB013322

Martens, S., Hangx, S.J.T., Juhlin, C., Kühn, M., and Kempka, T.
Energy, Resources and the Environment: Meeting the challenges of the future
Energy Procedia, 125, pp. 1-5

Nicolas, A., Fortin, J., Regnet, J.B., Verberne, B.A., Plümper, O., Dimanov, A., Spiers, C.J., and Guéguen, Y.
Brittle and semibrittle creep of Tavel limestone deformed at room temperature
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 122 (6), doi:10.1002/2016JB013557

van Noort, R., Wolterbeek, T.K.T., Drury, M.R., Kandianis, M.T., and Spiers, C.J.
The force of crystallization and fracture propagation during in-situ carbonation of peridotite
Minerals, 7(10), 190, doi:10.3390/min7100190

Sawai, M., Niemeijer, A.R., Hirose, T., and Spiers, C.J.
Frictional properties of JFAST core samples and implications for slow earthquakes at the Tohoku subduction zone
Geophysical Research Letters, 44, doi:10.1002/2017GL073460

Spiers, C.J., Hangx, S.J.T., and Niemeijer, A.R.
New approaches in experimental research on rock and fault behaviour in the Groningen Gasfield
Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 96 (S5), pp. 55 – 69, doi:10.1017/njg.2017.32

Sutherland, R., et al.
Extreme hydrothermal conditions at an active plate-bounding fault
Nature, 546 (7656), pp. 137-140, doi:10.1038/nature22355

Takahashi, M., van den Ende, M. P. A., Niemeijer, A. R., and Spiers, C. J.
Shear localization in a mature mylonitic rock analogue during fast slip
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 18, doi:10.1002/2016GC006687

Townsend, J., et al.
Petrophysical, Geochemical, and Hydrological Evidence for Extensive Fracture‐Mediated Fluid and Heat Transport in the Alpine Fault's Hanging‐Wall Damage Zone
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 18(12), pp. 4709-4732

Toy, V.G., Niemeijer, A.R., Renard, F., Morales, L., and Wirth, R.
Striation and slickenline development on quartz fault surfaces at crustal conditions: Origin and effect on friction
JGR: Solid Earth, 122 (5), pp. 3497-3512, doi:10.1002/2016JB013498

Toy, V.G., et al.
Bedrock geology of DFDP-2B, central Alpine Fault, New Zealand
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, doi:10.1080/00288306.2017.1375533

Verberne, B.A., Chen, J., Niemeijer, A.R., De Bresser, J.H.P., Pennock, G.M., Drury, M.R., and Spiers, C.J.
Microscale cavitation as a mechanism for nucleating earthquakes at the base of the seismogenic zone
Nature Communications, 8 (1), doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01843-3
 

2016

Bakker, E., Hangx, S. J. T., Niemeijer, A. R., Spiers, C. J.
Frictional behaviour and transport properties of simulated fault gouges derived from a natural CO2 reservoir
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 54(1), pp. 70-83, doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.08.029

Busch, A., Bertier, P., Gensterblum, Y., Rother, G., Spiers, C.J., Zhang, M., Wentinck, H.M.
On sorption and swelling of CO2 in clays
Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, 1-20 pp, doi:10.1007/s40948-016-0024-4

Chen, J., and Spiers, C. J.
Rate and state frictional and healing behavior of carbonate fault gouge explained using microphysical model
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 121, doi:10.1002/2016JB013470

Chen, J., Yang, X., Ma, S., Yang, T., and Niemeijer, A.
Hydraulic properties of samples retrieved from the Wenchuan earthquake Fault Scientific Drilling Project Hole-1 (WFSD-1) and the surface rupture zone: Implications for coseismic slip weakening and fault healing
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 17 (7), 2717-2744 pp.

Desbois, G., Hemes, S., Laurich, B., Houben, M., Klaver, J., Hühne, N., Urai, J.L., Viggiani, G., Bésulle, P.
Investigation of microstructures in naturally and experimentally deformed reference clays from European underground research laboratories by using innovative methods in scanning electron microscopy
The Clay Minerals Society's Workshop Lecture Series, 21, chapter 1, 1-14 pp, doi:10.1346/CMS-WLS-21.1

Elsworth, D., Spiers, C. J., and Niemeijer, A. R.
Understanding induced seismicity
Science 354 (6318), 1380-1381 pp., doi:10.1126/science.aal2584

Hangx, S. J. T., v. d. Linden, A., Marcelis, F., and Liteanu, E.
Defining the Brittle Failure Envelopes of Individual Reaction Zones Observed in CO2-Exposed Wellbore Cement
Environmental Science & Technology 50, 1031-1038 pp

Houben, M. E., Barnhoorn, A., Lie-A-Fat, J., Ravestein, T., Peach, C. J., and Drury, M. R.
Microstructural characteristics of the Whitby Mudstone Formation (UK)
Marine and Petroleum Geology, 70, 185-200 pp, doi: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2015.11.011

Houben, M.E., Barnhoorn, A., Wasch, L., Trabucho-Alexandre, J., Peach, C.J., and Drury, M.R.
Microstructures of Early Jurassic (Toarcian) shales of Northern Europe
International Journal of Coal Geology

Kampman, N., Busch, A., Bertier, P.,  Snippe, J., Hangx, S.J.T., Pipich, V., Di, Z., Rother, G., Harrington, J.F., Evans, J.P., Maskell, A., Chapman, H.J., and Bickle, M.J.
Observational evidence confirms modelling of the long-term integrity of CO2-reservoir caprocks
Nature Communications 7, 12268 pp.

Kurzawski, R. M., Stipp, M., Niemeijer, A. R., Spiers, C. J., and Behrmann, J. H.
Earthquake nucleation in weak subducted carbonates
Nature Geoscience, doi:10.1038/ngeo2774

Liu, J.
Mechanical effects of sorption processes in coal and implications for coalbed methane recovery
Utrecht Studies in Earth Sciences, 111, 326 pp.

Liu, W., Muhammad, N., Chen, J., Spiers, C.J., Peach, C.J., Deyi, J., and Li, Y.
Investigation on the permeability characteristics of bedded salt rocks and the tightness of natural gas caverns in such formations
Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 35 (A), pp. 468-482, doi:10.1016/j.jngse.2016.07.072

Liu, J., Spiers, C. J., Peach, C. J., Vidal-Gilbert, S.
Effect of lithostatic stress on methane sorption by coal: Theory vs. experiment and implications for predicting in-situ coalbed methane content
International Journal of Coal Geology, 167, 48-64 pp, doi:10.1016/j.coal.2016.09.011

Liu, J., Peach, C. J., Spiers, C. J.
Anisotropic swelling behaviour of coal matrix cubes exposed to water vapour: Effects of relative humidity and sample size
International Journal of Coal Geology, 167, 119-135 pp, doi:10.1016/j.coal.2016.09.011

Marketos, G., Govers, R., and Spiers, C. J.
Rocksalt Creep, Uncertainties, and Their Implications for Surface Subsidence above a Producing Rocksalt-Capped Reservoir
50th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2016 (pp. 3162-3169), American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)

Marketos G., Spiers, C.J., and Govers, R.
Impact of rocksalt creep law choice on subsidence calculations for hydrocarbon reservoirs overlain by evaporite caprocks
Journal of Geophysical Research 121, 4249–4267 pp.

Niemeijer, A. R., Boulton, C., Toy, V.G., Townend, J., and Sutherland R.
Large-displacement, hydrothermal frictional properties of DFDP-1 fault rocks, Alpine Fault, New Zealand: Implications for deep rupture propagation
Journal of Geophysical Research 121, 624–647 pp.

Pluymakers, A., Niemeijer, A. R., Spiers, C. J.
Frictional properties of simulated anhydrite-dolomite fault gouge and implications for seismogenic potential
Journal of Structural Geology, 84, 31-46 pp, doi:10.1016/j.jsg.2015.11.008

Sawai, M., Niemeijer, A.R., Plümper, O., Hirose, T., and Spiers, C.J. 
Nucleation of frictional instability caused by fluid pressurization in subducted blueschist
Geophysical Research Letters 43 (6), 2543-2551 pp.

Urpi, L., Rinaldi, A.P., Rutqvist, J., Cappa, F, and Spiers, C.J. 
Dynamic simulation of CO2-injection-induced fault rupture with slip-rate dependent friction coefficient
Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment 7, 47–65 pp.

Wolterbeek, T.K.T.
Impact of chemical and mechanical processes on wellbore integrity in CO₂ storage systems
Utrecht Studies in Earth Sciences, 118, 316 p.

Wolterbeek, T.K.T., Hangx, S.J.T., and Spiers, C.J.
Effect of CO2-induced reactions on the mechanical behaviour of fractured wellbore cement
Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment 7, 26-46 pp.

Wolterbeek, T.K.T., Peach, C.J., Raoof, A., and Spiers, C.J.
Reactive transport of CO2-rich fluids in simulated wellbore interfaces: Flow-through experiments on the 1-6 m length scale
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 54-1, 96-116 pp.

Yao, L., Ma, S., Platt, J.D., Niemeijer, A.R., and Shimamoto, T.
The crucial role of temperature in high-velocity weakening of faults: Experiments on gouge using host blocks with different thermal conductivities
Geology 44 (1), 63-66 pp.

Zhubayev, A., Houben, M., Smeulders, D., Barnhoorn, A.
Seismic velocity and attenuation anisotropy of shales (Whitby, UK) at ultrasonic frequencies
Geophysics, 81, D45-D56, doi:10.1190/geo2015-0211.1

2015

Chen J. 
Compositional, mechanical and transport properties of carbonate fault rocks and the seismic cycle in limestone terrains: A case study of surface exposures on the Longmenshan Fault, Sichuan, China.
Utrecht Studies in Earth Sciences, 76, 274 pp.

Chen J., Verberne B. A., and Spiers C.J.
Effects of healing on the seismogenic potential of carbonate fault rocks: Experiments on samples from the Longmenshan Fault, Sichuan, China.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 120, 5479–5506, doi:10.1002/2015JB012051.

Chen, J., Verberne, B.A. & Spiers, C. J.
Interseismic restrengthening and stabilization of carbonate faults by “non-Dieterich” healing under hydrothermal conditions.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 423, 1-12 

O' Donovan, J., O' Sullivan, C., Marketos G. & Muir Wood, D.
Analysis of bender element test interpretation using the Discrete Element Method
Granular Matter 17, 197-216 pp

Hangx, S., Bakker, E., Bertier, P., Nover, G., and Busch, A.
Chemical-mechanical coupling observed for depleted oil reservoirs subjected to long-term CO2-exposure – a case study of the Werkendam natural CO2 analogue field.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters 428, 230-242

Ikari, M.J., Niemeijer, A.R., and Marone, C. 
Experimental investigation of incipient shear failure in foliated rock
Journal of Structural Geology, 77, pp. 82-91, doi: 10.1016/j.jsg.2015.05.012

Klaver, J., Hemes, S., Houben, M.E., Desbois, G., Radi, Z., Urai, J.L.
The connectivity of pore space in mudstones: insights from high pressure Wood's Metal Injection, BIB-SEM imaging and Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry.
Geofluids, DOI:10.111/gfl.12128

Liu, J., Peach, C.J., Zhou, H., and Spiers, C.J.
Thermodynamic model for swelling of unconfined coal due to adsorption of mixed gases 
Fuel, 157, 151-161 pp

Marketos, G., Govers, R.M.A., and Spiers, C.J.
Ground motions induced by a producing hydrocarbon reservoir that is overlain by a viscoelastic rocksalt layer: A numerical model
Geophysical Journal International 203, 228-242 pp.

Pluymakers, A.M.H.
Frictional and sealing behavior of simulated anhydrite fault gouge: effects of CO2 and implications for fault stability and caprock integrity
Utrecht Studies in Earth Sciences, 75, 225 pp.

Pluymakers, A.M.H., and Niemeijer, A.R.
Healing and sliding stability of simulated anhydrite fault gouge: effects of water, temperature and CO2.
Tectonophysics 656, 111-130

Verberne, B. A.
Strength, stability, and microstructure of simulated calcite faults sheared under laboratory conditions spanning the brittle-plastic transition.
Utrecht Studies in Earth Sciences 90, Ph.D. Thesis, 300 pp.

Verberne, B.A.V., Niemeijer, A.R., de Bresser, J.H.P., Spiers, C.J.
Mechanical behaviour and microstructure of simulated calcite gouge sheared at 20-600 ºC: Implications for natural faults in limestones
Journal of Geophysical Research

 2014

Brzesowsky, R.H., Hangx, S.J.T., Brantut, N., and Spiers, C.J.
Compaction creep of sands due to time-dependent grain failure: effects of chemical environment, applied stress and grain size.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 119, 7521-7541.

Brzesowsky, R.H., Spiers, C.J., Peach, C.J., and Hangx, S.J.T.
Time-independent compaction behavior of quartz sands.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 119, 936-956.

Busch, A., Kampman, N., Hangx, Suzanne, Snippe, J., Bickle, M., Bertier, P., Chapman, H., Spiers, C.J., Pijnenburg, R., Samuelson, J., Evans, J.P., Maskell, A., Nicholl, J., Pipich, V., Di, Z., Rother, G. & Schaller, M.
The Green River Natural Analogue as A Field Laboratory To Study the Long-term Fate of CO2 in the subsurface - 12th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies.
GHGT-12. Energy Procedia, 63, (pp. 2821-2830) (10 p.).

De Jong, S.M., Spiers, C.J., and Busch, A.
Development of swelling strain in smectite clays through exposure to carbon dioxide.
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 24, 149-161.

De Raadt, W.S., Burlini, L., Kunze, K., and Spiers, C.J.
Effect of pre-existing crystallographic preferred orientation on the rheology of Carrara marble.
Journal of Structural Geology 68, 44-57.

Den Hartog, S.A.M., Saffer, D.M., and Spiers, C.J.
The roles of quartz and water in controlling unstable slip in phyllosilicate-rich megathrust fault gouges.
Earth, Planets and Space 66:78, pp. 9.

Den Hartog, S.A.M., and Spiers, C.J.
A microphysical model for fault gouge friction applied to subduction megathrusts.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 119, 1510-1529.

Hangx, S.J.T., Pluymakers, A.M.H., ten Hove, A., and Spiers, C.J.
Effects of lateral variations in rock composition and texture on anhydrite caprock integrity of CO2 storage systems.
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 69, 80-92.

Houben, M.E., Barnhoorn, A., Drury, M.R., Peach, C.J. & Spiers, C.J.
Microstructural investigation of the Whitby mudstone (UK) as an analog for Posidonia Shale (NL).
76th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2014 - Experience the Energy (pp. 3785-3759). European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE.

Houben, M.E., Desbois, G., Urai, J.L.
A comparative study of representative 2D microstructures in Shaly and Sandy facies of Opalinus Clay (Mont Terri, Switzerland) inferred form BIB-SEM and MIP methods.
Marine and Petroleum Geology, 49, 143–161.

Houben, M.E., Desbois, G., and Urai, J.L.
A comparative study of representative 2D microstructures in Shaly and Sandy facies of Opalinus Clay (Mont Terri, Switzerland) inferred from BIB-SEM and MIP methods.
Marine and Petroleum Geology 49, 143-161.

Liu, Wei, Muhammad, Nawaz, Li, Yinping, Spiers, C. J., Yang, Chunhe & Ma, Hongling
Experimental study of permeability of salt rock and its application to deep underground gas storage.
Yanshilixue Yu Gongcheng Xuebao, 33 (10), (pp. 1953-1961) (9 p.).

Niemeijer, A.R., and Collettini, C.
Frictional properties of a low angle normal fault under in-situ conditions: Thermally activated velocity-weakening.
Pure and Applied Geophysics 171, 2641-2664.

Niemeijer, A.R., and Vissers, R.L.M.
Earthquake rupture propagation inferred from spatial distribution of fault rock frictional properties.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters 396, 154-164.

Pluymakers, A.M.H., and Spiers, C.J.
Compaction creep of simulated anhydrite fault gouge by pressure solution: Theory vs. experiments and implications for fault sealing.
In: Faulkner, D.R., Mariani, E., and Mecklenburgh, J. (eds.), Rock Deformation from Field, Experiments and Theory: A Volume in Honour of Ernie Rutter, Geological Society, London, Special Publications 409, doi:10.1144/SP409.6.

Pluymakers, A.M.H., Peach, C. J., and Spiers C.J. 
Diagenetic compaction experiments on simulated anhydrite fault gouge under static conditions.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 119, 4 123-4148.

Pluymakers, A.M.H., Samuelson, J.E., Niemeijer, A.R., Spiers, C.J.
Effects of temperature and CO2 on the frictional behavior of simulated anhydrite fault rock.
Accepted: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Raoof, A., Nick, H.M., Hassanizadeh, S.M. & Spiers, C.J.
Pore-network modeling of multi-component reactive transport under (variably-) saturated conditions.
In R. Al-Khoury & J. Bundschuh (Eds.), Computational models for CO2 sequestration and compressed air energy storage (574 p.). Taylor & Fancis/CRC press.

Valcke, S.L.A., de Bresser, J.H.P., Pennock G.M., and Drury, M.R.
Influence of deformation conditions on the development of heterogeneous recrystallization microstructures in experimentally deformed Carrara marble.
In: Faulkner, D.R., Mariani, E., and Mecklenburgh, J. (eds.), Rock Deformation from Field, Experiments and Theory: A Volume in Honour of Ernie Rutter, Geological Society, London, Special Publications 409, doi:10.1144/SP409.4.

Van den Eeckhout, B., and de Bresser, J.H.P.
On the dextral offset of a Variscan shear zone across the Mérens fault in the central Pyrenees (Andorra, France).
Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 185, 131-143.

Verberne, B.A., Plümper, O., de Winter, D.A.M., and Spiers, C.J.
Superplastic nanofibrous slip zones control seismogenic fault friction.
Science 346, 1342-1344.

2013

Chen, J., Yang, X., Duan, Q., Shimamoto, T., and Spiers, C.J.
Importance of thermochemical pressurization in the dynamic weakening of the Longmenshan Fault during the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake: Inferences from experiments and modeling.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 118, 4145-4169.

Chen, J., Yang, X., Ma, S., and Spiers, C.J.
Mass removal and clay mineral de/re-hydration in carbonate-rich surface exposures of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake fault: Geochemical evidence and implications for fault zone evolution and coseismic slip.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 118, 474-496.

Den Hartog, S.A.M.
Frictional behaviour of megathrust fault gouges under in-situ subduction zone conditions.
Utrecht Studies in Earth Sciences 33, 178 pp.

Den Hartog, S.A.M., and Spiers, C.J.
Influence of subduction zone conditions and gouge composition on frictional slip stability of megathrust faults.
Tectonophysics 600, 75-90.

Den Hartog, S.A.M, Niemeijer A.R., and Spiers, C.J.
Friction on subduction megathrust faults: beyond the illite-muscovite transition.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters 373, 8-19.

Hirauchi, K., Den Hartog, S.A.M., and Spiers, C.J.
Weakening of the slab-mantle wedge interface induced by metasomatic growth of talc
Geology 41, 75-78.

Hol, S., and Spiers, C.J.
Microfracturing of coal related to adsorption-induced swelling and matrix-scale heterogeneity.
47th US Rock Mechanics/ Geomechanics Symposium, American Rock Physics Association, paper #13-653.

Hol, S., Gensterblum, Y., and Spiers, C.J.
Direct determination of total CO2 uptake by coal: A new technique compared with the manometric method.
Fuel 105, 192-205.

Houben, M.E., ten Hove, A., Peach, C.J., and Spiers, C.J.
Crack healing in rocksalt via diffusion in adsorbed aqueous films: Microphysical modelling versus experiments.
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth parts A/B/C 64, 95-104.

Ikari, M.J., Niemeijer, A.R., Spiers, C.J., Kopf, A., and Saffer, D.
Experimental evidence linking slip stability with seafloor lithology and topography at the Costa Rica convergent margin.
Geology 41, 891-894.

Lautze, N.C., Taddeucci, J., Andronico, A., Houghton, B., Niemeijer, A.R., and Scarlato, P.G.
Insights into explosion dynamics and the production of ash at Stromboli from samples collected in real-time.
In: Rose, W.I., Palma, J.L., Delgado Granados, H., and Varley, N. (eds.) Understanding open-vent volcanism and related hazards. GSA special paper 498, p. 125-139, doi:10.1130/2013.2498(08)

Liteanu, E., Spiers, C.J., and de Bresser, J.H.P.
The influence of water and supercritical CO2 on the failure behaviour of chalk.
Tectonophysics 599, 157-169.

Raoof, A., Nick, H.M., Hassanizadeh, M., and Spiers, C.J.
Poreflow: A complex pore-network model for simulation of reactive transport in variably saturated porous media.
Computers & Geosciences 61, 160-174.

Scuderi, M., Niemeijer, A.R., Collettini, C., and Marone, C.
Frictional properties and slip stability of active faults within carbonate-evaporite sequences: The role of dolomite and anhydrite.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters 369-370, 220-232.

van Noort, R., Spiers, C. J., Drury, M. R., and Kandianis, M. T.
Peridotite dissolution and carbonation rates at fracture surfaces under conditions relevant for in situ mineralization of CO2.
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 106, 1-24.

Verberne, B.A., Spiers, C.J., Niemeijer, A.R., de Bresser, J.H.P., de Winter, D.A.M., and Plümper, O.
Frictional properties and microstructure of calcite-rich fault gouges sheared at subseismic sliding velocities.
Pure and Applied Geophysics 171, 2617-2640.

Verberne, B.A., de Bresser, J.H.P., Niemeijer, A.R., Spiers, C.J., de Winter, D.A.M., and Plümper, O.
Nanocrystalline slip zones in calcite fault gouge show intense crystallographic preferred orientation: Crystal plasticity at sub-seismic slip rates at 18-150°C.
Geology 41, 863-866.

Wolterbeek, T.K.T, Peach, C.J., and Spiers, C.J.
Reaction and transport in wellbore interfaces under CO₂ storage conditions: Experiments simulating debonded cement-casing interfaces.
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 19, 519-529

2012

Cilona, A., Baud, P., Tondi, E., Agosta, F., Vinciguerra, S., Rustichelli, A. and Spiers, C.J.
Deformation bands in porous carbonate grainstones: field and laboratory observations.
Journal of Structural Geology 45, 137-157. 

Den Hartog, S.A.M., Niemeijer, A.R., and Spiers, C.J.
New constraints on megathrust slip stability under subduction zone P-T conditions. 
Earth and Planetary Science Letters 353-354, 240-252.

Den Hartog, S.A.M., Peach, C.J., de Winter, D.A.M., Spiers, C.J. and Shimamoto, T.
Frictional properties of megathrust fault gouges at low sliding velocities: new data on effects of normal stress and temperature.
Journal of Structural Geology 38, 156-171.

Desbois, G., Urai, J.L., and de Bresser, J.H.P.
Fluid distribution in grain boundaries of natural fine-grained rock salt deformed at low differential stress (Qom Kuh salt fountain, central Iran): Implications for rheology and transport properties. 
Journal of Structural Geology 43, 128-143.

Desbois, G., Urai, J.L., Schmatz, J., Zavada, P. and de Bresser, J.H.P.
The distribution of fluids in natural rock salt: the key for understanding the interplay between deformation mechanisms.
In: Bérest, P., Ghoreychi, M., Hadj-Hassen, F., and Tijani, M. (eds.), Mechanical behaviour of salt VII, CRC press, pp. 3-12. 

Hol, S., Peach, C.J. and Spiers, C.J.
Effect of 3-D stress state on adsorption of CO2 by coal.
International Journal of Coal Geology 93, 1-15.

Hol, S., Spiers, C.J. and Peach, C.J.
Microfracturing of coal due to interaction with CO2 under unconfined conditions.
Fuel 97, 569-584.

Hol, S. and Spiers, C.J.
Competition between adsorption-induced swelling and elastic compression of coal at CO2 pressures up to 100 MPa.
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 60, 1862-1882.

Koelemeijer, P.J., Peach, C.J. and Spiers, C.J.
Surface diffusivity of cleaved NaCl crystals as a function of humidity: impedance spectroscopy measurements and implications for crack healing in rocksalt.
Journal of Geophysical Research 117(B01205), doi:10.1029/2011JB008627.

Liteanu, E., Niemeijer, A., Spiers, C.J., Peach, C.J. and de Bresser J.H.P.
The effect of CO2 on creep of wet calcite aggregates.
Journal of Geophysical Research 117(B03211), doi:10.1029/2011JB008789.

Muhammad, N., Spiers, C.J., Peach, C.J. and de Bresser, J.H.P.
Effect of confining pressure on plastic flow of salt at 125oC. 
In: Bérest, P., Ghoreychi, M., Hadj-Hassen, F., and Tijani, M. (eds.), Mechanical behaviour of salt VII, CRC press, pp. 57-64.

Niemeijer, A.R., Di Toro, G., Smith, S.A.F., Griffith, A.W., Bistacchi, A. and Nielsen, S.
Inferring earthquake physics and chemistry using an integrated field and laboratory approach.
Journal of Structural Geology 39, 2-36.

Prior, D.J, Diebold, S., Obbard, R., Daghlian, C., Goldsby, D.L., Durham, W.B. and Baker, I.
Insight into the phase transformations between ice Ih and ice II from electron backscatter diffraction data.
Scripta Materialia 66(2), 69-72.

Raoof, A., Nick, H.M., Wolterbeek, T.K.T., and Spiers, C.J.
Pore-scale modelling of reactive transport in wellbore cement under CO2 storage conditions.
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 11, S67-S77.

Samuelson, J.E. and Spiers, C.J.
Fault friction and slip stability not affected by CO2 storage: Evidence from short-term laboratory experiments on North Sea reservoir sandstones and caprocks.
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 11, S78-S90. 

Schavemaker, Y.A., de Bresser, J.H.P., Van Baelen, H. and Sintubin, M.
Geometry and kinematics of the 'Herbeumont shear zone' in the High-Ardenne slate belt (Belgium).
Geologica Belgica 15(3), 126-136.

Visser, H.J.M., Spiers, C.J. and Hangx, S.J.T.
Effects of interfacial energy on compaction creep by intergranular pressure solution: theory vs. experiments on a rock analogue (NaNO3).
Journal of Geophysical Research 117, B11211, doi: 10.1029/2012JB009590.

Zhang, C., van Roermund, H., Zhang, L. and Spiers, C.J.
A polyphase metamorphic evolution for the Xitieshan paragneiss of the north Qaidam UHP metamorphic belt, western China: in-situ EMP monazite- and U-Pb zircon SHRIMP dating.
Lithos 136, 27-45. 

2011

Brzesowsky, R.H., Spiers, C.J., Peach, C.J. and Hangx, S.J.T. 
Failure behavior of single sand grains: theory vs. experiment.
Journal of Geophysical Research 116(B06205), doi:10.1029/2010JB008120.

Collettini, C., Niemeijer, A.R., Viti, S., Smith, S.A.F., and Marone, C.
Fault structure, frictional properties and mixed-mode fault slip behaviour.
Earth and Planetary Sciences Letters 311(3-4), 316-327.   

Hangx, S.J.T., Spiers, C.J. and Peach, C.J.
The mechanical behavior of anhydrite and the effect of deformation on permeability development - implications for caprock integrity during geological storage of CO2.
Energy Procedia (GHGT-10) 4, 5358-5363.

He, C., Verberne, B.A. and Spiers C.J.
Frictional properties of sedimentary rocks and natural fault gouges from Longmenshan fault zone and their implications. (in Chinese)
Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering 30(1), 113-131.

Hol, S., Peach, C.J. and Spiers C.J.
A new experimental method to determine the CO2 sorption capacity of coal.
Energy Procedia (GHGT-10) 4, 3125-3130.

Hol, S., Peach, C.J. and Spiers C.J.
Applied stress reduces the CO2 sorption capacity of coal.
International Journal of Coal Geology 85(1), 128-142. 

Hol, S.
Stress-strain-sorption behaviour of coal matrix material exposed to CO2.
Utrecht Studies in Earth Sciences 8, 239 pp. 

Holdsworth, R., E., van Diggelen, E.W.E., Spiers, C.J., de Bresser, J.H.P., Walker, R.J. and Bowen, L.
Fault rocks from the SAFOD core samples: implications for weakening at shallow depths along the San Andreas Fault, California.
Journal of Structural Geology 33(2), 132-144.

Ikari, M.J., Niemeijer, A.R., and Marone, C.
The role of fault zone fabric and lithification state on frictional strength, constitutive behaviour and deformation microstructure.
Journal of Geophysical research 116(B08404), doi:10.1029/2011JB008264.

Liteanu, E. and Spiers, C.J.
Fracture healing and transport properties of wellbore cement in the presence of supercritical CO2.
Chemical Geology 281(3-4), 195-210.

Niemeijer, A., Di Toro, G., Nielsen, S., and Di Felice, F.
Frictional melting of gabbro under extreme experimental conditions of normal stress, acceleration, and sliding velocity.
Journal of Geophysical Research 116(B07404), doi:10.1029/2010JB008181.

van Bergen, F., Hol, S. and Spiers, C.J.
Stress-strain response of pre-compacted granular coal samples exposed to CO2, CH4, He and Ar.
International Journal of Coal Geology 86(2-3), 241-253.

van Noort, R., Spiers, C.J. and Peach, C.J.
Structure and properties of loaded silica contacts during pressure solution: impedance spectroscopy measurements under hydrothermal conditions.
Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 38(7), 501-516.

Zhang, X., Spiers, C.J. and Peach, C.J.
Effects of pore fluid flow and chemistry on compaction creep of calcite by pressure solution at 150°C.
Geofluids 11(1), 108-122.

2010

van Diggelen, E.W.E., de Bresser, J.H.P., Peach, C.J. and Spiers, C.J.
High shear strain behaviour of synthetic muscovite fault gouges under hydrothermal conditions.
Journal of Structural Geology 32(11), 1685-1700.

Farla, R.J.M., Peach, C.J. and ten Grotenhuis, S.M.
Electrical conductivity of synthetic iron-bearing olivine.
Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 37(3), 167-178.

Hangx, S.J.T., Spiers, C.J. and Peach, C.J.
Creep of simulated reservoir sands and coupled chemical-mechanical effects of CO2 injection.
Journal of Geophysical Research 115(B09205), doi:10.1029/2009JB006939. 

Hangx, S.J.T., Spiers, C.J. and Peach, C.J.
Mechanical behavior of anhydrite caprock and implications for CO2 sealing capacity.
Journal of Geophysical Research 115(B07402), doi:10.1029/2009JB006954.

Hangx, S.J.T., Spiers, C.J. and Peach, C.J.
The effect of deformation on permeability development in anhydrite and implications for caprock integrity during geological storage of CO2.
Geofluids 10(3), 369-387.

Spiers, C.J.
De-risking geological storage of CO2: a task for solid Earth scientists.
Public Service Review: Science and Technology 7, 174-175.

Verberne, B.A., He, C. and Spiers, C.J.
Frictional properties of sedimentary rocks and natural fault gouge from the Longmenshan Fault Zone, Sichuan, China.
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 100(5B), 2767-2790. 

Zhang, X.
Compaction of granular carbonates under conditiions relevant to diagenesis and fault sealing.
Geologica Ultraiectina 332, 162 pp.

Zhang, X., Spiers, C.J. and Peach, C.J.
Compaction creep of wet granular calcite by pressure solution at 28°C to 150°C.
Journal of Geophysical Research 115(B09217), doi:10.1029/2008JB005853.

2009

Fukuda, J., Peach, C.J., Spiers, C.J. and Nakashima, S.
Electrical impedence measurement of hydrous microcrystalline quartz.
Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences 104(3), 176-181.

Hangx, S.J.T.
Geological storage of CO2: mechanical and chemical effecs on host and seal formations.
Geologica Ultraiectina 311, 232 pp.

Hangx, S.J.T. and Spiers, C.J. 
Coastal spreading of olivine to control atmospheric CO2 concentrations: a critical analysis of viability.
International Jounal of Greenhouse Gas Control 3(6), 757-767.

Hangx, S.J.T. and Spiers, C.J.
Reaction of plagioclase feldspar with CO2 under hydrothermal conditions.
Chemical Geology 265(1-2), 88-98.

Hangx, S.J.T., Spiers, C.J. and Peach, C.J.
The mechanical behavior of anhydrite and the effect of CO2 injection.
Energy Procedia 1 (GHGT-9), 3485-3492.

Jourdan, A.-L., Vennemann, T.W., Mullis, J., Ramseyer, K. and Spiers, C.J.
Evidence of growth and sector zoning in hydrothermal quartz from Alpine veins.
European Journal of Mineralogy 21(1), 219-231.

Liteanu, E.
Subsurface impact of CO2: response of carbonate rocks and wellbore cement to supercritical CO2 injection and long-term storage.
Geologica Ultraiectina 310, 188 pp.

Liteanu, E. and Spiers, C.J.
Influence of pore fluid salt content on compaction creep of calcite aggregates in the presence of supercritical CO2.
Chemical Geology 265(1-2), 134-147.

Liteanu, E., Spiers, C.J. and Peach, C.J.
Failure behaviour of wellbore cement in the presence of water and supercritical CO2.
Energy Procedia 1 (GHGT-9), 3553-3560.

van Bergen, F.
Effect of coal matrix swelling on enhanced coalbed methane production: a field and laboratory study.
Geologica Ultraiectina 315, 196 pp.

van Bergen, F., Spiers, C.J., Floor, G. and Bots, P.
Strain development in unconfined coals exposed to CO2, CH4 and Ar: effect of moisture.
International Journal of Coal Geology 77(1-2), 43-53.

van Noort, R. and Spiers, C.J.
Kinetic effects of microscale plasticity at grain boundaries during pressure solution.
Journal of Geophysical Research 114(B03206), doi:10.1029/2008JB005634.

Schotman, H.H.A., Vermeersen, L.L.A., Wu, P., Drury, M.R. and de Bresser, J.H.P.
Constraints on shallow low-viscosity zones in Northern Europe from future GOCE gravity data.
Geophysical Journal International 178(1), 65-84. 

2008

Hirono, T., Nakashima, S. and Spiers, C.J.
Measurements of ionic diffusivity in various rock samples - low diffusivity through nanoscale pores.
International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences 45, 450–459.

Niemeijer, A.R., Spiers, C.J. and Peach, C.J.
Frictional behaviour of simulated quartz fault gouges under hydrothermal conditions: results from ultra-high strain rotary shear experiments. 
Tectonophysics 460, 288-303.

van Noort, R.
Structure and properties of fluid-filled grain boundaries under stress in geological materials.
Geologica Ultraiectina 290, 166 pp.

van Noort, R., Spiers, C.J. and Pennock, G.M.
Compaction of granular quartz under hydrothermal conditions: controlling mechanisms and grain boundary processes. 
Journal of Geophysical Research 113(B12206), doi:10.1029/2008JB005815.

van Noort, R., Visser, H.J.M. and Spiers, C.J.
Influence of grain boundary structure on dissolution controlled pressure solution and retarding effects of grain boundary healing. 
Journal of Geophysical Research 113(B03201), doi:10.1029/2007JB005223.

Valcke, S.L.A.
EBSD analysis of heterogeneous microstructures in experimentally deformed calcite: development of core and mantle subgrains, grain boundary bulges and recrystallised grains.
Geologica Ultraiectina 289, 143 pp.

2007

Niemeijer, A.R. and Spiers, C.J.
A microphysical model for strong velocity weakening in phyllosilicate-bearing fault gouges. 
Journal of Geophysical Research 112(B10405), doi:10.1029/2007JB005008. 

van Noort, R., Spiers, C.J. and Peach, C.J.
Effects of orientation on the diffusive properties of fluid filled grain boundaries during pressure solution. 
Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 34(2), 95-112.

Pennock, G.M., Zhang, X., Peach, C.J. and Spiers, C.J.
Microstructural study of reconsolidated salt.
In: Wallner, M., Lux, K.H., Minkley, W. and Hardy H.R., Jr. (eds.), Proceedings of the 6th Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Salt - Understanding of THMC Processes in Salt, Taylor and Francis. 

Urai, J.L. and Spiers, C.J.
The effect of grain boundary water on deformation mechanisms and rheology of rock salt during long-term deformation.
In: Wallner, M., Lux, K.H., Minkley, W. and Hardy H.R., Jr. (eds.), Proceedings of the 6th Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Salt - Understanding of THMC Processes in Salt, Taylor and Francis

Valcke, S.L.A, Drury, M.R., de Bresser, J.H.P. and Pennock, G.M.
Quantifying heterogeneous microstructures: core and mantle subgrains in deformed calcite.
Material Science Forum 550, 307-312.

Zhang, X., Peach, C.J., Grupa, J. and Spiers, C.J.
Stress relaxation experiments on compacted granular salt - effects of water.
In: Wallner, M., Lux, K.H., Minkley, W. and Hardy H.R., Jr. (eds.), Proceedings of the 6th Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Salt - Understanding of THMC Processes in Salt, Taylor and Francis.

2006

Jefferies, S.P., Holdsworth, R.E., Shimamoto, T., Takagi, H., Lloyd, G.E. and Spiers, C.J.
Origin and mechanical significance of foliated cataclastic rocks in the cores of crustal-scale faults: examples from the Median Tectonic Line, Japan.
Journal of Geophysical Research 111(B12303), doi:10.1029/2005JB004205.

Jefferies, S.P., Holdsworth, R.E., Wibberley, C.A.J., Shimamoto, T., Spiers, C.J., Niemeijer, A.R. and Lloyd, G.E.
The nature and importance of phyllonite development in crustal-scale fault cores: an example from the Median Tectonic Line, Japan. 
Journal of Structural Geology 28, 220-235.

Kellermann Slotemaker, A.
Dynamic recrystallization and grain growth in olivine rocks.
Geologica Ultraiectina 268, 187 pp.

Kellermann Slotemaker, A. and de Bresser, J.H.P.
On the role of grain topology in dynamic grain growth – 2D microstructural modeling.
Tectonophysics 427, 73-93.

Niemeijer, A.R.
Effects of pressure solution and phyllosilicates on the slip and compaction behaviour of crustal fault rocks.
Geologica Ultraiectina 255, 205 pp.

Niemeijer, A.R. and Spiers, C.J.
Velocity dependence of strength and healing behaviour in simulated phyllosilicate-bearing fault gouge.
Tectonophysics 427, 231-253.

Pennock, G.M., Drury, M.R., Peach, C.J. and Spiers, C.J.
The influence of water on deformation microstructures and textures in synthetic NaCl measured using EBSD.
Journal of Structural Geology 28(4), 588-601.

Pennock, G.M., Drury, M.R. and Spiers, C.J.
Grain boundary populations in wet and dry NaCl.
Material Science and Technology 22(11), 1307.

Piazolo, S., Bestmann, M., Prior, D.J. and Spiers, C.J.
Temperature dependent grain boundary migration in deformed-then-annealed material: observations from experimentally deformed synthetic rocksalt.
Tectonophysics 427, 55-71.

Valcke, S.L.A., Pennock, G.M., Drury, M.R. and de Bresser, J.H.P.
Electron backscattered diffraction as a tool to quantify subgrains in deformed calcite.
Journal of Microscopy 224(3), 264-276.

2005

Bestmann, M., Piazolo, S., Spiers, C.J. and Prior, D.J.
Microstructural evolution during initial stages of static recovery and recrystallization: new insights from in-situ heating experiments combined with electron backscatter diffraction analysis 
Journal of Structural Geology 27(3), 447-457.

de Bresser, J.H.P., Urai, J.L. and Olgaard, D.L.
Effect of water on the strength and microstructure of Carrara marble axially compressed at high temperature.
Journal of Structural Geology 27, 265-281.

ten Grotenhuis, S., Drury, M.R., Spiers, C.J. and Peach, C.J.
Melt distribution in olivine rocks based on electrical conductivity measurements.
Journal of Geophysical Research 110(B12201), doi:10.1029/2004JB003462.

ter Heege, J.H.P., de Bresser, J.H.P. and Spiers, C.J.
Dynamic recrystallization of wet synthetic polycrystalline halite: dependence of grain size distribution on flow stress, temperature and strain.
Tectonophysics 396, 35-57.

ter Heege, J.H., de Bresser, J.H.P. and Spiers, C.J.
Rheological behaviour of synthetic rocksalt: the interplay between water, dynamic recrystallization and deformation mechanisms.
Journal of Structural Geology 27, 948-963.

Herwegh, M., de Bresser, J.H.P. and ter Heege, J.H. 
Combining natural microstructures with composite flow laws: an improved approach for the extrapolation of lab data to nature.
Journal of Structural Geology 27, 503-521.

de Meer, S., Nakashima, S. and Spiers, C.J.
Structure and diffusive properties of fluid-filled grain boundaries: an in-situ study using infrared (micro) spectroscopy.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters 232(3-4), 403-414.

Niemeijer, A.R. and Spiers, C.J.
Influence of phyllosilicates on fault strength in the brittle-ductile transition: insights from rock analogue experiments.
In: Bruhn, D. and Burlini, L. (eds), High-Strain Zones: Structure and Physical Properties, Geological Society of London, Special Publications 245, 303-327.

Pennock, G.M., Drury, M.R. and Spiers, C.J.
The development of subgrain misorientations with strain in dry synthetic NaCl measured using EBSD.
Journal of Structural Geology 27(12), 2159-2170.

Zhang, X.M. and Spiers, C.J.
Compaction of granular calcite by pressure solution at room temperature and effects of pore fluid chemistry.
International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences 42, 950-960.

Zhang, X.M. and Spiers, C.J.
Effects of phosphate ions on intergranular pressure solution in calcite: an experimental study.
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 69, 5681-5691.

2004

ten Grotenhuis, S.M., Drury, M.R., Peach, C.J. and Spiers, C.J.
Effect of varying enstatite content on the grain boundary properties in synthetic peridotite.
In: Proceedings of the CHANNEL users meeting 2004, Ribe Denmark, HKL Technology, 74-76.

ten Grotenhuis, S.M., Drury, M.R., Peach, C.J. and Spiers, C.J.
Electrical properties of fine-grained olivine: evidence for grain boundary transport.
Journal of Geophysical Reseach 109(B06203), doi:10.1029/2003JB002799.

ter Heege, J.H., de Bresser, J.H.P. and Spiers, C.J. 
Dynamic recrystallization of polycrystalline dense NaCL: dependence of grain size distribution on stress and temperature.
Material Science Forum 467-470, 1187-1192.

ter Heege, J.H., de Bresser, J.H.P. and Spiers, C.J.
Composite flow laws for crystalline materials with log-normally distributed grain size: theory and application to olivine.
Journal of Structural Geology 26, 1693-1705.

Kellermann Slotemaker, A., de Bresser, J.H.P., Spiers, C.J. and Drury, M.R.
Microstructural evolution of synthetic forsterite aggregates deformed to high strain.
Material Science Forum 467-470, 579-584.

Nakashima, S., de Meer, S. and Spiers, C.J.
Distribution of thin film water in grain boundaries of crustal rocks and implications for crustal strength.
In: Nakashima, S., Spiers, C.J., Mercury, L., Fenter, P.A. and Hochella, M.F., Jr. (eds.), Physicochemistry of Water in Geological and Bbiological Systems - Structures and Properties of Thin Aqueous Films, Universal Academy Press, Tokyo, 159-178.

Nakashima, S., Spiers, C.J., Mercury, L., Fenter, P.A. and Hochella, M.F., Jr.
Physicochemistry of water in geological and biological systems - Structures and properties of thin aqueous films.
In: Nakashima, S., Spiers, C.J., Mercury, L., Fenter, P.A. and Hochella, M.F., Jr. (eds.), Physicochemistry of Water in Geological and Biological Systems - Structures and Properties of Thin Aqueous Films, Universal Academy Press, Tokyo.

Pennock, G.M., Drury, M.R. and Spiers, C.J. 
Investigation of subgrain rotation recrystallization in dry polycrystalline NaCl.
Material Science Forum 467-470, 597-602.

Spiers, C.J., de Meer, S., Niemeijer, A.R. and Zhang, X.
Kinetics of rock deformation by pressure solution and the role of thin aqueous films. 
In: Nakashima, S., Spiers, C.J., Mercury, L., Fenter, P.A. and Hochella, M.F., Jr. (eds.), Physicochemistry of Water in Geological and Biological Systems - Structures and Properties of Thin Aqueous Films, Universal Academy Press, Tokyo, 129-158.

2003

ten Grotenhuis, S.M., Trouw, R.A.J. and Passchier, C.W.
Evolution of mica fish in mylonitic rocks.
Tectonophysics 372, 1-21.

2002

Bos, B. and Spiers, C.J. 
Frictional-viscous flow of phyllosilicate-bearing fault rock: microphysical model and implications for crustal strength profiles.
Journal of Geophysical Research 107(B2), doi: 10.1029/2001JB000301.

Bos, B. and Spiers, C.J. 
Fluid-assisted healing processes in gouge-bearing faults: insights from experiments on a rock-analogue system. 
Pure and Applied Geophysics 159, 2537-2566.

de Bresser, J.H.P. 
On the mechanism of dislocation creep of calcite at high temperature: inferences from experimentally measured pressure sensitivity and strain rate sensitivity of flow stress. 
Journal of Geophysical Research 107(B12), doi: 10.1029/2002JB001812.

de Bresser, J.H.P., Evans, B. and Renner, J. 
On estimating the strength of calcite rocks under natural conditions. 
In: de Meer, S., Drury, M.R., de Bresser, J.H.P. and Pennock, G.M. (eds.), Deformation mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics: Current Status and Future Perspectives,Geological Society of London, Special Publications 200, 309-329.

Broers, H.P.
Strategies for regional groundwater quality monitoring.
Nederlandse Geografische Studies 306, 231 pp.

ten Grotenhuis, S.M., Passchier, C.W. and Bons, P.D. 
The influence of strain localisation on the rotation behaviour of rigid objects in experimental shear zones.
Journal of Structural Geology 24, 485-499.

ten Grotenhuis, S.M., Piazolo, S., Pakula, T., Passchier, C.W. and Bons, P.D. 
Are polymers suitable rock analogs? 
Tectonophysics 350, 35-47.

ter Heege, J.
Relationship between dynamic recrystallization, grain size distribution and rheology.
Geologica Ultraiectina 218, 141 pp.

ter Heege, J.H., de Bresser, J.H.P. and Spiers, C.J. 
The influence of dynamic recrystallization on the grain size distribution and rheological behaviour of Carrara marble deformed in axial compression. 
In: de Meer, S., Drury, M.R., de Bresser, J.H.P. and Pennock, G.M. (eds.),Deformation mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics: Current Status and Future Perspectives, Geological Society of London, Special Publications 200, 331-353.

McDonnell, R.D., Spiers, C.J. and Peach, C.J. 
Fabrication of dense forsterite-enstatite polycrystals for experimental studies.
Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 29, 19-31.

de Meer, S., Drury, M.R., de Bresser, J.H.P. and Pennock, G.M.
Current issues and new developments in deformation mechanisms, rheology and tectonics. 
In: de Meer, S., Drury, M.R., de Bresser, J.H.P. and Pennock, G.M. (eds.),Deformation mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics: Current Status and Future Perspectives, Geological Society of London, Special Publications 200, 1-27.

de Meer, S., Spiers, C.J., Peach, C.J. and Watanabe, T.
Diffusive properties of fluid-filled grain boundary measured electrically during active pressure solutions.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters 200, 147-157.

Niemeijer, A.R. and Spiers, C.J.
Compaction creep of quartz-muscovite mixtures at 500°C: preliminary results on the influence of muscovite on pressure solution. 
In: de Meer, S., Drury, M.R., de Bresser, J.H.P. and Pennock, G.M. (eds.),Deformation mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics: Current Status and Future Perspectives, Geological Society of London, Special Publications 200, 61-71.

Niemeijer, A.R., Spiers, C.J. and Bos, B.
Compaction creep of quartz sand at 400-600°C: experimental evidence for dissolution-controlled pressure solution.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters 195, 261-275.  

Pennock, G.M., Drury, M.R., Trimby, P.W. and Spiers, C.J.
Misorientation distributions in hot deformed NaCl using EBSD.
Journal of Microscopy 205, 285-294.

Watanabe, T. and Peach, C.J. 
Electrical impedance of plastically deforming halite rocks at 125°C and 50 MPa.
Journal of Geophysical Research 107(B1), doi:10.1029/2001JB000204.

Zhang, X., Salemans, J., Peach, C.J. and Spiers, C.J.
Compaction experiments on wet calcite powder at room temperature: evidence for operation of intergranular pressure solution. 
In: de Meer, S., Drury, M.R., de Bresser, J.H.P. and Pennock, G.M. (eds.),Deformation mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics: Current Status and Future Perspectives, Geological Society of London, Special Publications 200, 29-39.

2001

Bos, B. and Spiers, C.J. 
Experimental investigation into the microstructural and mechanical evolution of phyllosilicate-bearing fault rock under conditions favouring pressure solution. 
Journal of Structural Geology 23(8), 1187-1202.

de Bresser, J.H.P., ter Heege, J.H. and Spiers, C.J. 
Grain size reduction by dynamic recrystallization: can it result in major rheological weakening? 
International Journal of Earth Sciences 90(1), 28-45.

Nakashima, S., De Meer, S., Spiers, C.J., Famin, V. and Hirono, T. 
Physicochemical properties of water in grain boundaries - "hard" water in the deep crust and the origin of earthquakes?
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Slip and Flow in and below the Seismogenic Region, Sendai, Japan, 271-278.

Peach, C.J., Spiers, C.J. and Trimby, P.W. 
Effect of confining pressure on dilatation, recrystallization and flow of rocksalt at 150ºC. 
Journal of Geophysical Research 106(B7), 13315-13328.

2000

Bos, B.
Faults, fluids and friction: effect of pressure solution and phyllosilicates on fault slip behaviour, with implications for crustal rheology.
Geologica Ultraiectina 197, 157 pp.

Bos, B. and Spiers, C.J. 
Effect of phyllosilicates on fluid-assisted healing of gouge-bearing faults. 
Earth and Planetary Science Letters 184, 199-210.

Bos, B., Peach, C.J. and Spiers, C.J. 
Slip behavior of simulated gouge-bearing faults under conditions favoring pressure solution. 
Journal of Geophysical Research 105(B7), 16699-16717.

Bos, B., Peach, C.J. and Spiers, C.J. 
Frictional-viscous flow of simulated fault gouge caused by the combined effects of phyllosilicates and pressure solution. 
Tectonophysics 327, 173-194.

de Meer, S., Spiers, C.J. and Peach, C.J. 
Kinetics of precipitation of gypsum and implications for pressure-solution creep.
Journal of the Geological Society, London 157, 269-281.

McDonnell, R.D., Peach, C.J., van Roermund, H.L.M. and Spiers, C.J.
Effect of varying enstatite content on the deformation behaviour of fine-grained synthetic peridotite under wet conditions. 
Journal of Geophysical Research 105(B6), 13535-13554.

Trimby, P.W., Drury, M.R. and Spiers, C.J. 
Misorientations across etched boundaries in deformed rocksalt: a study using electron backscatter diffraction. 
Journal of Structural Geology 22, 81-89.

Trimby, P.W., Drury, M.R. and Spiers, C.J. 
Recognising the crystallographic signature of recrystallisation processes in deformed rocks: a study of experimentally deformed rocksalt. 
Journal of Structural Geology 22, 1609-1620.

1999

McDonnell, R.D., Peach, C.J. and Spiers, C.J. 
Flow behavior of fine-grained synthetic dunite in the presence of 0.5 wt% H2O. 
Journal of Geophysical Research 104(B8), 17823-17845.

de Meer, S. and Spiers, C.J. 
On mechanisms and kinetics of creep by intergranular pressure solution.
In: Jamtveit, B. and Meakin, P., (eds.), Growth, Disolution and Pattern Formation in Geosystems, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 345-366.

de Meer, S. and Spiers, C.J. 
Influence of pore fluid salinity on pressure solution creep in gypsum.
Tectonophysics 308, 311-330.

Spiers, C.J. and Schutjens, P.M.T.M. 
Intergranular pressure solution in NaCl: grain-to-grain contact experiments under the optical microscope.
Oil & Gas Science and Technology - Rev. IFP 54(6), 729-750.

Visser, H.J.M. 
Mass transfer processses in crystalline aggregates containing a fluid phase.
Geologica Ultraiectina 174, 242 pp.

1998

de Bresser, J.H.P., Peach, C.J., Reijs, J.P.J. and Spiers, C.J.
On dynamic recrystallization during solid state flow: effects of stress and temperature. 
Geophysical Research Letters 25(18), 3457-3460.

Spiers, C.J. and Carter, N.L. 
Microphysics of rocksalt flow in nature.
In: Aubertin, M. and Hardy, H.R. (eds.), Proceedings of the 4th Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Salt, Trans Tech Publication Series on Rock and Soil Mechanics 22, 115-128.

1997

de Bresser, J.H.P. and Spiers, C.J. 
Strength characteristics of the r, f,, and c slip system in calcite.
Tectonophysics 272, 1-23.

McDonnell, R.D. 
Deformation of fine-grained synthetic peridotite under wet conditions.
Geologica Ultraiectina 152, 195 pp. 

de Meer, S., and Spiers, C.J. 
Uniaxial compaction creep of wet gypsum aggregates. 
Journal of Geophysical Research 102(B1), 875-891.

de Meer, S., Spiers, C.J. and Peach, C.J. 
Pressure solution creep in gypsum: evidence for precipitation reaction control. 
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 22, 33-37.

1996

de Bresser, J.H.P. 
Steady state dislocation densities in experimentally deformed calcite materials: single crystals versus polycrystals. 
Journal of Geophysical Research 101(B10), 22189-22202.

ten Brink, C.E. 
Development of porphyroclast geometries during non-coaxial flow. 
Geologica Ultraiectina 142, 163 pp.

Franssen, R.C.M. 
Mechanical anisotropy of synthetic polycrystalline rock salt. 
In: Aubertin, M. (ed.), Proceedings of the 4th Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Salt, June 17-18, Montreal, Canada, 63-75.

Peach, C.J.
Deformation, dilatancy and permeability development in halite/anhydrite composites.
In: Ghorechy, M., Berest, P., Hardy, H.R., Jr., Longer, M. (eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Salt, Trans Tech Publication Series on Rock and Soil Mechanics, 20, 153-166.

Peach, C.J. and Spiers, C.J. 
Influence of crystal plastic deformation on dilatancy and permeability development in synthetic salt rock. 
Tectonophysics 256, 101-128.

Wanten, P.H., C.J. Spiers and C.J. Peach. 
Deformation of NaCl single crystals at 0.27 Tm < T < 0.44 Tm.
In: Ghorechy, M., Berest, P., Hardy, H.R., Jr., Longer, M. (eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Salt, Trans Tech Publication Series on Rock and Soil Mechanics, 20, 117-128.

1995

Brzesowsky, R.H. 
Micromechanics of sand grain failure and sand compaction. 
Geologica Ultraiectina 133, 180 pp.

de Meer, S. 
Deformation processes in polycrystalline aggregates of gypsum.
Geologica Ultraiectina 132, 211 pp.

de Meer, S. and Spiers, C.J. 
Creep of wet gypsum aggregates under hydrostatic loading conditions. 
Tectonophysics 245, 171-184.

Spiers, C.J. and Takeshita, T. (eds.) 
Influence of fluids on deformation processes in rocks. 
Tectonophysics 245, 117-300.

Vissers, R.L.M., Drury, M.R., Hoogerduijn Strating, E.H., Spiers, C.J. and van der Wal, D. 
Mantle shear zones and their effect on lithosphere strength during continental breakup. 
Tectonophysics 249, 155-171.

1994

den Brok, S.W.J., Meinecke, J. and Roeller, K. 
Fourier transform IR-determination of intragranular water content in quartzites experimentally deformed with and without added water in the ductile deformation field. 
Journal of Geophysical Research 99(B10), 19821-19828.

Franssen, R.C.M.W. 
The rheology of synthetic rocksalt in uniaxial compression. 
Tectonophysics 233, 1-40.

1993

de Bresser, J.H.P. and Spiers, C.J. 
Slip systems in calcite single crystals deformed at 300-800°C 
Journal of Geophysical Research 98(B4), 6397-6409.

Franssen, R.C.M.W.
Rheology of synthetic rocksalt, with emphasis on the influence of deformation history and geometry on the flow behaviour. 
Geologica Ultraiectina 113, 221 pp.

van Keken, P.E., Spiers, C.J., van den Berg, A.P. and Muyzert, E.J.
The effective viscosity of rock salt; implementation of steady state creep laws into numerical models of salt diapirism. 
Tectonophysics 225, 457-476.

Spiers, C.J. and Brzesowsky, R.H. 
Densification behaviour of wet granular salt: theory versus experiment. 
In: Kakihana, H., Hardy, H.R., Jr., Hoshi, T. and Toyokura, K., (eds.), Seventh Symposium on Salt 1, 83-92.

1992

den Brok, S.W.J. 
An experimental investigation into the effect of water on the flow of quartzite. 
Geologica Ultraiectina 95, 178 pp.

1991

de Bresser, J.H.P. 
Intracrystalline deformation of calcite. 
Geologica Ultraiectina 79, 190 pp.

den Brok, S.W.J. and Spiers, C.J. 
Experimental evidence for water weakening of quartzite by microcracking plus solution-precipitation creep. 
Journal of the Geological Society, London 148, 541-548.

Gerretsen, J., Breeuwsma, W.H., de Boorder, H. and Spiers, C.J. 
Mass transfer in a porous medium by thermally driven fluid convection: a numerical model and its application to the Travis Peak Formation, East Texas. 
Geologie en Mijnbouw 70, 175-185.

Peach, C.J. 
Influence of deformation on the fluid transport properties of salt rocks. 
Geologica Ultraiectina 77, 233 pp.

Prij, J., Andre-Jehan, R., Bajos, C., Knowles, N.C., Massal, P.H. and Spiers, C.J. 
Experimental and modelling studies on the deformation behaviour of rocksalt.
EUR Series 13389, 518-535.

Schutjens, P.M.T.M. 
Intergranular pressure solution in halite aggregates and quartz sands: an experimental investigation. 
Geologica Ultraiectina 76, 230 pp.

Schutjens, P.J.T.M. 
Experimental compaction of quartz sand at low effective stress and temperature conditions. 
Journal of the Geological Society, London 148, 527-539.

1990

de Bresser, J.H.P. and Spiers, C.J.
High temperature deformation of calcite single crystals by r+ and f+ slip.
In: Knipe, R.J., Rutter, E.H. (eds.), Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics, Geological Society, London, Special Publication 54, 285-298.

Franssen, R.C.M.W and Spiers, C.J.
Deformation of polycrystalline salt in compression and in shear at 250-350C.
In: Knipe, R.J., Rutter, E.H. (eds.), Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics, Geological Society, London, Special Publication 54, 201-213.

Spiers, C.J. and Schutjens, P.M.T.M.
Densification of crystalline aggregates by fluid-phase difffusional creep.
In: Barber, D.J. and Meredith, P.G. (eds.), Deformation Processes in Minerals, Ceramics and Rocks, 334-353.

Spiers, C.J., Schutjens, P.M.T.M., Brzesowsky, R.H., Peach, C.J., Liezenberg J.L. and Zwart, H.J.
Experimental determination of constitutive parameters governing creep of rocksalt by pressure solution.
In: Knipe, R.J., Rutter, E.H. (eds.), Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics, Geological Society, London, Special Publications 54, 215-227.

1989

de Bresser, J.H.P.
Calcite c-axis textures along the Gavarnie thrust zone central Pyrenees.
Geologie en Mijnbouw 68, 367-375.

1988

Spiers, C.J.
The effect of brine (inherent or added) on rheology and deformation mechanisms in salt rock.
Second conference on the Mechanical behaviour of Salt, Trans Tech Publications,89-102.

1987

Urai, J.L., Spiers, C.J., Peach, C.J., Franssen, R.C.M.W. and Liezenberg, J.L.
Deformation mechanisms operating in naturally deformed halite rocks as deduced from microstructural investigations.
Geologie en Mijnbouw 66, 165-176.

1986

de Bresser, J.H.P., Majoor, F.J.M. and Ploegsma, M.
New insights in the structural and metamorphic history of the western Lys-Caillauas massif (Central Pyrenees, France).
Geologie en Mijnbouw 65, 177-187.

Urai, J.L., Spiers, C.J., Zwart, H.J. and Lister, G.S.
Weakening of rock salt by water druing long-term creep.
Nature 324 (6097), 554-557.