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Christopher J. Spiers

Christopher J. Spiers

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Earth Science
Netherlands
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
78
Citations
15853
World Ranking
605
National Ranking
15

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Christopher J. Spiers is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with a strong focus on Geophysics and Mechanics of Materials. Their scientific work engages topics related to earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, and rock mechanics and modeling.

Spiers has contributed extensively to research addressing complex geological and geochemical processes, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, and CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions. Their published work reflects close collaboration with several frequent co-authors, including André Niemeijer, Suzanne Hangx, Jianye Chen, Jinfeng Liu, and Luuk B. Hunfeld.

Frequent publication venues for Spiers include the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, where they have published 13 papers, followed by Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering with 5 publications. Other common venues for their work are Geophysical Research Letters, Tectonophysics, and Solid Earth.

Significant recent papers by Spiers include:

  • Seasonal energy storage for zero-emissions multi-energy systems via underground hydrogen storage (2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews)
  • Reassessing cold sintering in the framework of pressure solution theory (2022, Journal of the European Ceramic Society)
  • Nucleation of Stick-Slip Instability Within a Large-Scale Experimental Fault: Effects of Stress Heterogeneities Due to Loading and Gouge Layer Compaction (2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth)
  • Frictional properties of actinolite-chlorite gouge at hydrothermal conditions (2020, Tectonophysics)
  • Effects of heterogeneous gouge segments on the slip behavior of experimental faults at dm scale (2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)

Best Publications

  • Weakening of rock salt by water during long-term creep.

    Janos L. Urai;Christopher J. Spiers;Hendrik J. Zwart;Gordon S. Lister

  • Experimental determination of constitutive parameters governing creep of rocksalt by pressure solution

    C. J. Spiers;P. M. T. M. Schutjens;R. H. Brzesowsky;C. J. Peach

  • Grain size reduction by dynamic recrystallization: can it result in major rheological weakening?

    J. De Bresser;J. Ter Heege;C. Spiers

  • Frictional-viscous flow of phyllosilicate-bearing fault rock: Microphysical model and implications for crustal strength profiles

    Bart Bos;Christopher J. Spiers

  • The effective viscosity of rocksalt: implementation of steady-state creep laws in numerical models of salt diapirism

    P.E. van Keken;C.J. Spiers;A.P. van den Berg;E.J. Muyzert

  • Understanding induced seismicity

    Derek Elsworth;Christopher J. Spiers;Andre R. Niemeijer

  • Influence of crystal plastic deformation on dilatancy and permeability development in synthetic salt rock

    Colin J. Peach;Christopher J. Spiers

  • Coastal spreading of olivine to control atmospheric CO2 concentrations: A critical analysis of viability

    Suzanne J.T. Hangx;Christopher J. Spiers

  • A microphysical model for strong velocity weakening in phyllosilicate‐bearing fault gouges

    A. R. Niemeijer;A. R. Niemeijer;C. J. Spiers

  • On dynamic recrystallization during solid state flow: Effects of stress and temperature

    J. H. P. De Bresser;C. J. Peach;J. P. J. Reijs;C. J. Spiers

  • Fault rocks from the SAFOD core samples: Implications for weakening at shallow depths along the San Andreas Fault, California

    R. E. Holdsworth;E. W. E. van Diggelen;C. J. Spiers;J. H. P. de Bresser

  • Velocity dependence of strength and healing behaviour in simulated phyllosilicate-bearing fault gouge

    A.R. Niemeijer;C.J. Spiers

  • PoreFlow: A complex pore-network model for simulation of reactive transport in variably saturated porous media

    A. Raoof;H. M. Nick;H. M. Nick;S. M. Hassanizadeh;C. J. Spiers

  • Compaction creep of quartz sand at 400-600°C: Experimental evidence for dissolution-controlled pressure solution

    A.R Niemeijer;C.J Spiers;B Bos

  • The nature and importance of phyllonite development in crustal-scale fault cores : an example from the Median Tectonic Line, Japan.

    S.P. Jefferies;R.E. Holdsworth;C.A.J. Wibberley;T. Shimamoto

  • Strength characteristics of the r, f, and c slip systems in calcite

    J.H.P. De Bresser;C.J. Spiers

  • Influence of phyllosilicates on fault strength in the brittle-ductile transition: insights from rock analogue experiments

    A. R. Niemeijer;C. J. Spiers

  • Compaction of granular calcite by pressure solution at room temperature and effects of pore fluid chemistry

    X. Zhang;C.J. Spiers

  • Experimental investigation into the microstructural and mechanical evolution of phyllosilicate-bearing fault rock under conditions favouring pressure solution

    B Bos;C.J Spiers

  • Frictional Properties and Microstructure of Calcite-Rich Fault Gouges Sheared at Sub-Seismic Sliding Velocities

    B. A. Verberne;C. J. Spiers;A. R. Niemeijer;J. H. P. De Bresser

  • Frictional-viscous flow of simulated fault gouge caused by the combined effects of phyllosilicates and pressure solution

    B Bos;C.J Peach;C.J Spiers

Frequent Co-Authors

André R. Niemeijer
André R. Niemeijer Utrecht University
Martyn R. Drury
Martyn R. Drury Utrecht University
Takehiro Hirose
Takehiro Hirose Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Robert E. Holdsworth
Robert E. Holdsworth Durham University
Jan H. Behrmann
Jan H. Behrmann GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Toshihiko Shimamoto
Toshihiko Shimamoto China Earthquake Administration
Rob Govers
Rob Govers Utrecht University
János Urai
János Urai RWTH Aachen University
Andreas Busch
Andreas Busch Heriot-Watt University
Frédéric Cappa
Frédéric Cappa Université Côte d'Azur

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