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David C.P. Peacock

David C.P. Peacock

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Earth Science

D-Index
41
Citations
8284
World Ranking
5432
National Ranking
385

Overview

David C.P. Peacock is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields within engineering and earth and planetary sciences, with a significant focus on geophysics, rock mechanics, and environmental engineering.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to service-learning and community engagement, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, rock mechanics and modeling, higher education practices and engagement, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, and geothermal energy systems and applications.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Geosciences
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Terra Nova
  • Basin Research
  • Geological Magazine

David C.P. Peacock's notable papers include:

  • "Basement highs: Definitions, characterisation and origins," 2020, Basin Research
  • "Use of Analogue Exposures of Fractured Rock for Enhanced Geothermal Systems," 2022, Geosciences
  • "Use of Mohr Diagrams to Predict Fracturing in a Potential Geothermal Reservoir," 2021, Geosciences
  • "Fracture sets and sequencing," 2024, Earth-Science Reviews

The scientist has worked collaboratively with various frequent coauthors, including David J. Sanderson, Bernd Leiss, Katy Campbell, Casey W. Nixon, and Mark W. Anderson.

In terms of subfields, their publications cover education, geophysics, mechanics of materials, environmental engineering, and geology. This interdisciplinary approach also intersects with main topics such as community engagement in education and practical applications in geothermal energy and fracturing methods.

Best Publications

  • Displacements, segment linkage and relay ramps in normal fault zones

    D.C.P Peacock;D.J Sanderson

  • Fault damage zones

    Young-Seog Kim;David C.P Peacock;David J Sanderson

  • Geometry and Development of Relay Ramps in Normal Fault Systems

    D. C. P. Peacock;D. J. Sanderson

  • Propagation, interaction and linkage in normal fault systems

    D.C.P Peacock

  • Glossary of normal faults

    D.C.P. Peacock;R.J. Knipe;D.J. Sanderson

  • Displacements and segment linkage in strike-slip fault zones

    D.C.P Peacock

  • Mesoscale strike-slip faults and damage zones at Marsalforn, Gozo Island, Malta

    Young-Seog Kim;D.C.P Peacock;David J Sanderson

  • Nucleation and growth of strike-slip faults in limestones from Somerset, U.K.

    Emanuel J.M. Willemse;David C.P. Peacock;Atilla Aydin

  • Initiation of brittle faults in the upper crust: a review of field observations

    Juliet G Crider;David C.P Peacock

  • Glossary of fault and other fracture networks

    D.C.P. Peacock;C.W. Nixon;A. Rotevatn;D.J. Sanderson

  • Effects of layering and anisotropy on fault geometry

    D. C.P. Peacock;D. J. Sanderson

  • The temporal relationship between joints and faults

    D.C.P. Peacock

  • A broader classification of damage zones

    D.C.P. Peacock;V. Dimmen;A. Rotevatn;D.J. Sanderson

  • Pull-aparts, shear fractures and pressure solution

    D.C.P. Peacock;D.J. Sanderson

  • Strike-slip relay ramps

    D.C.P. Peacock;D.C.P. Peacock;D.J. Sanderson

  • Active relay ramps and normal fault propagation on Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii

    D.C.P. Peacock;E.A. Parfitt

  • Field examples and numerical modelling of oversteps and bends along normal faults in cross-section

    D.C.P. Peacock;Zhang Xing

  • Relationships between fractures

    D.C.P. Peacock;David Sanderson;A. Rotevatn

  • Effects of propagation rate on displacement variations along faults

    D.C.P. Peacock;D.J. Sanderson

  • Strain and stress

    Randall Marrett;David C.P Peacock

  • Joints in the Mesozoic sediments around the Bristol Channel Basin

    K.D Rawnsley;D.C.P Peacock;T Rives;J.-P Petit

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Sanderson
David J. Sanderson University of Southampton
Atle Rotevatn
Atle Rotevatn University of Bergen
Randall Marrett
Randall Marrett The University of Texas at Austin
Robert J. Knipe
Robert J. Knipe University of Leeds
Atilla Aydin
Atilla Aydin Stanford University
Philippe Claeys
Philippe Claeys Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Jonathan M. Bull
Jonathan M. Bull University of Southampton
Walter Alvarez
Walter Alvarez University of California, Berkeley
Gerald P. Roberts
Gerald P. Roberts Birkbeck, University of London
Dennis K. Bird
Dennis K. Bird Stanford University

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