2013 - Member of Academia Europaea
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Seismology, Slip, Fault, Shear stress and Shear. In general Seismology, his work in Earthquake rupture is often linked to Critical state soil mechanics linking many areas of study. The concepts of his Slip study are interwoven with issues in Shale Gouge Ratio, Strike-slip tectonics, Batholith, Mineralogy and Fluid dynamics.
His Fault research includes themes of Dilatant, Petrology, Permeability and Cataclasite. In his research, Seismic wave, Slip velocity and Quartz is intimately related to Slip line field, which falls under the overarching field of Shear stress. His work investigates the relationship between Shear and topics such as Geotechnical engineering that intersect with problems in Mechanics and Slip ratio.
His scientific interests lie mostly in Slip, Seismology, Fault, Petrology and Shear. Giulio Di Toro works on Slip which deals in particular with Seismic slip. His Fault study also includes fields such as
His studies in Petrology integrate themes in fields like Fault mechanics and Shear zone. His Shear research focuses on Mechanics and how it connects with Drop. His Lubrication study combines topics in areas such as Quartz and Mineralogy.
Giulio Di Toro mainly focuses on Petrology, Slip, Shear zone, Shear and Carbonate rock. Giulio Di Toro interconnects Brittleness and Fault, Seismic slip, Seismogenic layer in the investigation of issues within Petrology. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Structural geology and Back-arc basin.
He applies his multidisciplinary studies on Slip and Debris in his research. His Shear zone research incorporates elements of Humidity, Dolomite and Calcite. The Shear study combines topics in areas such as Quartz, Plagioclase, Sillimanite and Clastic rock.
His primary areas of investigation include Carbonate rock, Optical fiber, Temperature measurement, Mineralogy and Petrology. He regularly ties together related areas like Deformation in his Carbonate rock studies. His work on Shear as part of his general Petrology study is frequently connected to Debris, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.
His work in Shear zone is not limited to one particular discipline; it also encompasses Slip. The study incorporates disciplines such as Volcano and Landslide in addition to Slip.
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Friction falls towards zero in quartz rock as slip velocity approaches seismic rates
Giulio Di Toro;David L. Goldsby;Terry E. Tullis.
Nature (2004)
Recent advances in the understanding of fault zone internal structure: a review
Christopher A. J. Wibberley;Graham Yielding;Giulio Di Toro;Giulio Di Toro.
Geological Society, London, Special Publications (2008)
Natural and Experimental Evidence of Melt Lubrication of Faults During Earthquakes
Giulio Di Toro;Takehiro Hirose;Stefan Nielsen;Giorgio Pennacchioni.
Science (2006)
Earthquake rupture dynamics frozen in exhumed ancient faults
Giulio Di Toro;Stefan Nielsen;Giorgio Pennacchioni.
Nature (2005)
Superheated friction-induced melts in zoned pseudotachylytes within the Adamello tonalites (Italian Southern Alps)
Giulio Di Toro;Giorgio Pennacchioni.
Journal of Structural Geology (2004)
Fault lubrication and earthquake propagation in thermally unstable rocks
Nicola De Paola;Takehiro Hirose;Tom Mitchell;Giulio Di Toro;Giulio Di Toro.
Geology (2011)
Fault plane processes and mesoscopic structure of a strong-type seismogenic fault in tonalites (Adamello batholith, Southern Alps)
Giulio Di Toro;Giorgio Pennacchioni.
Tectonophysics (2005)
Can pseudotachylytes be used to infer earthquake source parameters? An example of limitations in the study of exhumed faults
Giulio Di Toro;Giorgio Pennacchioni;Giordano Teza.
Tectonophysics (2005)
Thermoporomechanics of creeping landslides: The 1963 Vaiont slide, northern Italy
Emmanuil Veveakis;Ioannis Vardoulakis;Giulio Di Toro.
Journal of Geophysical Research (2007)
Mirror-like faults and power dissipation during earthquakes
Michele Fondriest;Michele Fondriest;Steven A.F. Smith;Thibault Candela;Stefan B. Nielsen.
Geology (2013)
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