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{"title":"A brief review on the role of aseismic slip on experimental faults: Implications for fault-involved geological engineering safety","authors":"Jian Wang ,&nbsp;Weiwei Shu","doi":"10.1016/j.jsasus.2025.02.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsasus.2025.02.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Faults exist at various depths within the upper crust at different scales, and its shear failure can occur in numerous geological engineering scenarios, posing threats to engineering safety and environmental sustainability. Aseismic slip is ubiquitous throughout the fault slip process, while its role on the fault mechanics remains to be better understood. Here we briefly present a comprehensive and critical review aiming at explaining the role of aseismic slip on the earthquake cycles reproduced on experimental faults under well-controlled laboratory environments. We first introduced the rate and state frictional law, the most widely used constitutive law derived from laboratory for modeling friction evolution and quantifying the fault slip behavior. Three typical experimental setups including the direct shear experimental setup, double direct shear setup, and triaxial shear setup are introduced. We then reviewed the role of aseismic slip on the initiation, propagation, and termination of fault ruptures. Specifically, we elucidated that the aseismic slip has close relationships with spatiotemporal stress redistribution, nucleation phase, energy dissipation, fault zone heterogeneities, fluid dynamics, and stability transitions of the macroscopic fault. This review shows that the previous experimental studies partially deciphered the physical mechanism of the whole faulting process, and recent advances provide complementary insights. However, open questions in multiple aspects mentioned above are still challenging and remain to be addressed by future experimental studies. We proposed possible perspectives to be explored in the future, such as fluid dynamics, fault zone heterogeneities, and scaling to natural faults, which could allow a better understanding of fault mechanics and earthquake source processes by advancing related laboratory experiments. Such an advanced understanding of fault aseismic slip will ultimately contribute to safely implementing numerous fault-involved geological engineering activities and guaranteeing environmental sustainability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100831,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Safety and Sustainability","volume":"2 1","pages":"Pages 1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143808524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial Board Member","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S2949-9267(25)00008-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2949-9267(25)00008-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100831,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Safety and Sustainability","volume":"2 1","pages":"Page i"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143808521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Research on AI-driven complex network and management system of coal and gas outburst accident","authors":"Cheng Lu ,&nbsp;Shuang Li ,&nbsp;Ningke Xu ,&nbsp;Yi Zhang ,&nbsp;Yanting Qin","doi":"10.1016/j.jsasus.2025.02.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsasus.2025.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Coal and gas outburst accidents are the most dangerous and complex accidents in coal mines. There is an urgent need for a systematic, objective, intelligent, and full process coal and gas outburst accident control system. The study constructs artificial intelligence (AI) -driven complex network and control system for coal and gas outburst accident: a coal and gas outburst accident control method based on text mining, complex network, and knowledge graph is proposed to achieve systematic extraction of causal factors, accurate identification of control strategy, intelligent formulation of control measures for coal and gas outburst accidents. The research results indicate that: (1) 70 causal factors are extracted from 72 investigation reports on coal and gas outburst accidents, including 21 human factors, 16 mechanical equipment factors, 14 environmental factors, and 19 management factors. (2) The coal and gas outburst accident complex network has a more complex structure, stronger robustness, and more prominent multi factor coupling effect, requiring more intelligent control methods. (3) The attack strategy generated by the innovatively proposed comprehensive value (CV) topology indicator is the optimal control strategy for coal and gas outburst accidents, maintaining higher attack efficiency in multiple stages and better controlling accident complex network. It also performs well in controlling single accident. (4) The coal and gas outburst accident control technology which is based on knowledge graph can quickly match the control measures and relationships, perform intelligent search of entities, reduce the time and energy consumption of managers for knowledge analysis, and provide intelligent decision support for managers. This study validates the scientific and practical feasibility of AI in the control of coal and gas outburst accidents. Future research will focus on further expanding data sources, clarifying the mechanism of coal and gas outburst accidents, and enhancing the application of expert systems, with the goal of more comprehensively improving coal mine accident control capabilities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100831,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Safety and Sustainability","volume":"2 1","pages":"Pages 32-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143808442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Redefining concepts of nation and national security and establishing their models for the new era","authors":"Chao Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.jsasus.2024.12.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsasus.2024.12.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To meet the new needs of global and national governance and to provide the fundamental theory for national security studies, the concepts of nation and national security urgently needs to be updated and developed because new things and problems that go beyond the meanings of traditional concepts of nation and national security are constantly emerging over the world and in the international relationships driven by globalization and disruptive high-tech. This study adopts methods such as literature review, historical analysis, inductive analysis, logical reasoning, and systematic thinking to conduct in-depth to investigate the concepts of nation and national security. By summarizing traditional concepts of nation and national security and their historical evolution, their shortcomings were analyzed. The impact of globalization and technological revolution on traditional concepts of nation and national security and the need for renewal of these concepts were explained. Based on the approach of system thinking and the reality of integration of the artificial space, social space, biological space, information space, natural space and cosmic space, a six-dimension space integration concept of nation which is embedded in the world and its model were proposed. Then, based on the new concept of nation and the model, a corresponding concept of national security including the artificial space, social space, biological space, information space, natural space and cosmic space and its model were proposed. The research results show that the new concepts of nation and national security and their models have made up for the deficiencies of traditional concepts of nation and national security. Also these new concepts can cover new things and problems emerging in today's world, can adapt to the development trend of the future world, can provide directional guidance for global and national governance, and have important theoretical value and practical significance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100831,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Safety and Sustainability","volume":"2 1","pages":"Pages 45-58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143808443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Experimental and numerical investigation on mechanical and fracture characteristics of jointed rock with varying roughness","authors":"Chengguo Hu ,&nbsp;Xiaozhao Li ,&nbsp;Yun Wu ,&nbsp;Bo Meng ,&nbsp;Bangguo Jia","doi":"10.1016/j.jsasus.2024.12.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsasus.2024.12.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Commonly existing joints in the surrounding rock of deep underground excavation significantly impact the stability and support of surrounding rock. In this study, the roughness of rock fracture surfaces at different unloading points was determined, and then jointed rock masses with varying joint roughness coefficients were prepared by 3D printing. The uniaxial compression tests and the discrete element particle flow code in 2 demension (PFC2D) numerical simulations were used to evaluate the strength characteristics and crack propagation with varying joint roughness. The results show that the peak strength, peak strain, elastic modulus and secant modulus increased with the joint roughness coefficient under uniaxial compression. Peak strength and elastic modulus were more sensitive to joint roughness. With the increased joint roughness coefficient, the failure mode of the rock sample transformed from shear failure to tensile-shear mixed failure and splitting failure. In addition, the strain with tensile and shear cracks increased, and the number of tensile cracks increased with the increasing joint roughness coefficients, whereas the shear cracks decreased. The initiation and propagation of microcracks are the fundamental reasons for the ultimate failure of jointed rock masses.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100831,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Safety and Sustainability","volume":"2 1","pages":"Pages 59-71"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143808444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Motor vehicle crashes and seat belt compliance among law enforcement officers: A systematic literature review","authors":"Melanie Fowler,&nbsp;Avishek Choudhury","doi":"10.1016/j.jsasus.2025.02.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsasus.2025.02.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) remain a leading cause of injury and death in the United States, with seatbelt noncompliance identified as a key modifiable risk factor. While previous studies have focused on the general population, emerging evidence suggests that law enforcement officers (LEOs) face unique challenges that may further compromise seatbelt use. Enhancing compliance across both groups is critical to reducing MVC-related injuries and fatalities. This systematic literature review explored factors responsible for seatbelt noncompliance among drivers in the United States. Additionally, with a focus on LEOs, the review also seeks to determine whether any existing interventions or methods applicable to the general population can be specifically adapted for LEOs to enhance their compliance with seatbelt regulations. A systematic search of PubMed, IEEE Xplore, and Web of Science was performed to identify relevant articles published in English from January 2012 to December 2023. Articles were initially evaluated based on their titles and abstracts and then further reviewed and organized to ensure eligibility for inclusion in this study. The extracted data were analyzed to identify common risk factors, intervention outcomes, and recommendations made to improve seatbelt compliance. 227 articles were identified, of which 31 studies were eligible for the review. Four studies focused on LEOs’ seatbelt compliance, and 27 concentrated on the general population. The review identified multiple demographic, behavioral, and environmental risk factors contributing to seatbelt noncompliance, including lower education levels, younger age, male gender, rurality, and cultural risk perceptions. Primary enforcement laws, higher fines, and high-visibility enforcement campaigns were consistently associated with improved compliance in the general population. Among LEOs, unique occupational challenges—such as rapid vehicle egress requirements, interference from duty gear, and organizational culture—were found to hinder seatbelt use. Implementing robust primary enforcement policies and targeted public health interventions can significantly improve seatbelt compliance among the general driving public. Moreover, adapting these strategies to account for the unique operational challenges faced by LEOs is expected to improve their safety on duty. Future efforts should develop integrated approaches that combine legislative change, tailored training, and cultural shifts within law enforcement agencies to reduce MVC-related injuries and fatalities across all populations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100831,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Safety and Sustainability","volume":"2 1","pages":"Pages 11-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143808530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Human machine teaming in mobile miniaturized aviation logistics systems in safety-critical settings","authors":"Gwendolyn Morgan ,&nbsp;Martha Grabowski","doi":"10.1016/j.jsasus.2025.02.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsasus.2025.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems allow machines to increasingly function as teammates with their human partners, rather than as tools used by the humans. As teammates, machines share team goals, act to achieve those goals, and coordinate those actions with other teammates. Autonomous systems and AI herald new capabilities in human machine teams (HMTs) in which plans, activities, communications, and decisions are guided by intelligent technology, advanced computation and sensor systems, and a combination of human and automated decision makers. Uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) in HMTs, or mobile miniaturized aviation logistics systems (MMALs), have stretched the reach and impact of logistics systems, transporting critical supplies, equipment, parts and material, often to remote locations with minimal infrastructure. Although researchers have often considered MMALs’ impacts in safety-critical systems, there is increasing interest in understanding the role of AI and automation in HMT, and in empirical research and theoretical models that directly address the impacts of HMTs that incorporate MMALs. To address these needs, we present a framework and research project evaluating autonomous and AI-enabled UAS in human machine teams. We describe use of the framework in a case study of Arctic emergency response and logistics operations and conclude with needs for future research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100831,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Safety and Sustainability","volume":"2 1","pages":"Pages 22-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143808531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Statistical survey on the prevention of major industrial accidents (MIAs) in the EU Member States in 2000–2020","authors":"Holla Katarina,&nbsp;Kockar Samuel","doi":"10.1016/j.jsasus.2024.12.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsasus.2024.12.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study provides a statistical analysis of major industrial accidents (MIAs) in European Union Member States for the years 2000–2020, focusing on the general chemicals manufacturing sector, which has experienced the highest number of MIAs. Based on data from the European Major Accident Reporting System (eMARS) database, reports of 114 accident reports in the highest risk sector were reviewed, representing 9% of all recorded accident reports. The results showed a preponderance of toxic spills as the main physical consequence, with causes related to equipment failure and improper work practices. The study also highlighted the effectiveness of the SEVESO III Directive in reducing incidents, emphasising the importance of safety measures in industry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100831,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Safety and Sustainability","volume":"2 1","pages":"Pages 72-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143808532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ergonomic adequacy of university tablet armchairs for male and female: A multigroup item response theory analysis","authors":"Lucas Gomes Miranda Bispo ,&nbsp;Fernando Gonçalves Amaral ,&nbsp;Jonhatan Magno Norte da Silva ,&nbsp;Italo Rodeghiero Neto ,&nbsp;Lara Karine Dias Silva ,&nbsp;Iris Lima da Silva","doi":"10.1016/j.jsasus.2024.10.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jsasus.2024.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Brazilian university tablet armchairs, often based on international standards, may not suit students well due to anthropometric differences between sexes. This study developed a scale to compare ergonomic adequacy for male and female students, with the potential to significantly impact the future of school furniture. A closed-ended questionnaire containing a four-point Likert scale was administered to 258 students, covering aspects such as seat, backrest, tablet arm, extension, material holder, and general features. The questionnaire's discriminatory capacity and item difficulty were assessed using the multigroup item response theory. The items presented satisfactory values of factor loading (<em>F</em> ​&gt; ​0.3), commonality (<em>h</em>^<em>2</em>&gt;0.2), discrimination (<em>a</em>_<em>i</em>&gt;0.7), and difficulty (<em>b</em>_<em>i</em>) ​∈ ​[-4.105; 4.208]. Furthermore, the items cover information in a good region above and below the mean (−4 ​&lt; ​<em>θ</em> ​&lt; ​4) for both genders. The scale presented eight levels ranging from no adequacy (<em>θ</em> ​≤ ​29.99) to maximum adequacy (<em>θ</em> ​≥ ​90.00). Male and female exhibited different response patterns, indicating opportunities for furniture improvement for each gender. For example, female often disagree more strongly with ergonomic characteristics at lower levels than male, particularly regarding seat height and backrest width. Male and female responded differently, suggesting varied adequacy needs even at the same adequacy level. These findings could guide Brazilian manufacturers and regulators in producing school furniture considering students' diverse body dimensions and comfort, quality, and safety perceptions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100831,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Safety and Sustainability","volume":"1 4","pages":"Pages 223-233"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143273704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial Board Member","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S2949-9267(24)00054-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2949-9267(24)00054-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100831,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Safety and Sustainability","volume":"1 4","pages":"Page i"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143273194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}