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Dr Dion Kent Weatherley

Senior Research Fellow
JKMRC
Director of Higher Degree Research
Sustainable Minerals Institute
d.weatherley@uq.edu.au
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Dr Dion Kent Weatherley

Publications

Book Chapter (1)
Journal Articles (35)
Conference Papers (59)
Data Collection (1)
Generic Document (1)
Preprint (1)
Thesis (1)
Research Reports (4)

Book Chapter

Gross, L., Cumming, B., Steube, K. and Weatherley, D. (2007). A Python Module for PDE-based Numerical Modelling. Applied Parallel Computing. State of the Art in Scientific Computing: 8th International Workshop, PARA 2006, Umeå, Sweden, June 18-21, 2006, Revised Selected Papers. (pp. 270-279) edited by B. Kagstrom. Berlin: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-75755-9_33

Journal Articles

Ioannidi, P. I., McLafferty, S., Reber, J. E., Morra, G. and Weatherley, D. (2024). Deformation and frictional failure of granular media in 3D analog and numerical experiments. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 181 (7), 2083-2105. doi: 10.1007/s00024-024-03464-6
Dosta, M., Andre, D., Angelidakis, V., Caulk, R. A., Celigueta, M. A., Chareyre, B., Dietiker, J. F., Girardot, J., Govender, N., Hubert, C., Kobyłka, R., Moura, A. F., Skorych, V., Weatherley, D. K. and Weinhart, T. (2024). Comparing open-source DEM frameworks for simulations of common bulk processes. Computer Physics Communications, 296 109066, 109066. doi: 10.1016/j.cpc.2023.109066
Lois-Morales, Pia, Evans, Catherine and Weatherley, Dion (2023). Quantifying the relationship between particles' strength and their mineralogical and textural characteristics. Minerals Engineering, 199 108113, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2023.108113
Castro, Raúl, Cid, Pablo, Gómez, René and Weatherley, Dion (2023). The influence of drawbell geometry on hang-ups during ore extraction. Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, 40 (3), 1-6. doi: 10.1007/s42461-023-00756-8
Morales, Pia Lois, Evans, Catherine and Weatherley, Dion (2022). Methodology for quantitative rock characterisation using multiple imaging systems and random particles generation. MethodsX, 9 101807, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2022.101807
Lois-Morales, Pia, Evans, Catherine and Weatherley, Dion (2022). Analysis of the size–dependency of relevant mineralogical and textural characteristics to particles strength. Minerals Engineering, 184 107572, 107572. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2022.107572
Oladele, Temitope, Bbosa, Lawrence and Weatherley, Dion (2021). Textural and mineralogical controls on rock strength elucidated using a discrete element method numerical laboratory. Minerals, 11 (9) 1015, 1-26. doi: 10.3390/min11091015
Lois-Morales, Pia, Evans, Catherine and Weatherley, Dion (2021). Characterising tensile strength and elastic moduli of altered igneous rocks at comminution scale using the Short Impact Load Cell. Powder Technology, 388, 343-356. doi: 10.1016/j.powtec.2021.04.091
Lois-Morales, Pia, Evans, Catherine, Bonfils, Benjamin and Weatherley, Dion (2020). The impact load cell as a tool to link comminution properties to geomechanical properties of rocks. Minerals Engineering, 148 106210, 106210. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106210
Han, Zhenyu, Weatherley, Dion and Puscasu, Ruslan (2018). Projected area-based strength estimation for jointed rock masses in triaxial compression. Computers and Geotechnics, 104, 216-225. doi: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2018.08.020
Han, Zhenyu, Weatherley, Dion and Puscasu, Ruslan (2017). A relationship between tensile strength and loading stress governing the onset of mode I crack propagation obtained via numerical investigations using a bonded particle model. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 41 (18), 1979-1991. doi: 10.1002/nag.2710
Shao, Qi, Weatherley, Dion, Huang, Longbin and Baumgartl, Thomas (2015). RunCA: a cellular automata model for simulating surface runoff at different scales. Journal of Hydrology, 529 (P3), 816-829. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.09.003
Weatherley, Dion K. and Henley, Richard W. (2013). Flash vaporization during earthquakes evidenced by gold deposits. Nature Geoscience, 6 (4), 294-298. doi: 10.1038/NGEO1759
Langer, Sebastian, Weatherley, Dion, Olsen-Kettle, Louise and Finzi, Yaron (2013). Stress heterogeneities in earthquake rupture experiments with material contrasts. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 61 (3), 742-761. doi: 10.1016/j.jmps.2012.11.002
Langer, Sebastian, Olsen-Kettle, Louise and Weatherley, Dion (2012). Identification of supershear transition mechanisms due to material contrast at bimaterial faults. Geophysical Journal International, 190 (2), 1169-1180. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2012.05535.x
Bryan, Scott E., Cook, Alex G., Evans, Jason P., Hebden, Kerry, Hurrey, Lucy, Colls, Peter, Jell, John S., Weatherley, Dion and Firn, Jennifer (2012). Rapid, long-distance dispersal by pumice rafting. PLoS One, 7 (7) e40583, e40583.1-e40583.7. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040583
Langer, S., Olsen-Kettle, L. M., Weatherley, D. K., Gross, L. and Mühlhaus, H. -B. (2009). Numerical studies of quasi-static tectonic loading and dynamic rupture of bi-material interfaces. Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, 22 (12), 1684-1702. doi: 10.1002/cpe.1540
Bertello, Guillaume, Arduin, Pierre-Jean, Boschetti, Fabio and Weatherley, Dion (2008). Application of Computational Mechanics to the analysis of seismic time-series via numerical optimisation. New Generation Computing, 27 (1), 1-23. doi: 10.1007/s00354-008-0052-x
Olsen-Kettle, L. M., Weatherley, D., Saez, E., Gross, L., Muhlhaus, H. B. and Xing, H. L. (2008). Analysis of slip-weakening frictional laws with static restrengthening and their implications on the scaling, asymmetry, and mode of dynamic rupture on homogeneous and biomaterial interfaces. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 113 (B8) B08307, B08307.1-B08307.18. doi: 10.1029/2007JB005454
Tiampo, K.F., Weatherley, Dion K. and Weinstein, S.A. (2008). Earthquakes : Simulations, Sources and Tsunamis. Pure and Applied Geophysics Special Issue: Microscopic and Macroscopic Simulation: Towards Predictive Modeling of the Earthquake Process., 165 (3-4), 449-450. doi: 10.1007/s00024-008-0332-x
Uysal, I. T., Feng, Yuexing, Zhao, Jian-xin, Altunel, Erhan, Weatherley, Dion, Karakacak, Volkan, Cengiz, Oya, Golding, Suzanne D., Lawrence, Michael G. and Collerson, Kenneth D. (2007). U-series dating and geochemical tracing of late Quaternary travertine in co-seismic fissures. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 257 (3-4), 450-462. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.03.004
Alonso-Marroquin, F., Vardoulakis, I., Herrmann, H. J., Weatherley, D. and Mora, P. (2006). Effect of rolling on dissipation in fault gouges. Physical Review E, 74 (3) 031306, 031306. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.74.031306
Weatherley, Dion (2006). Recurrence interval statistics of cellular automaton seismicity models. Pure And Applied Geophysics, 163 (9), 1933-1947. doi: 10.1007/s00024-006-0105-3
Mora, P, Muhlhaus, H, Gross, L, Xing, H, Weatherley, D, Abe, S, Latham, S and Moresi, L (2005). ACcESS: Australia's contribution to the iSERVO Institute's development. Computing In Science & Engineering, 7 (4), 27-37. doi: 10.1109/MCSE.2005.64
Weatherley, D and Abe, S (2004). Earthquake statistics in a Block Slider Model and a fully dynamic Fault Model. Nonlinear Processes In Geophysics, 11 (5/6), 553-560. doi: 10.5194/npg-11-553-2004
Weatherley, D and Mora, P (2004). Accelerating precursory activity within a class of earthquake analogue automata. Pure And Applied Geophysics, 161 (9-10), 2005-2019. doi: 10.1007/s00024-004-2546-x
Mora, P. R. and Weatherley, D. K. (2003). A 2D numerical model for simulating the physics of fault systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2659 (Part III), 817-826. doi: 10.1007/3-540-44863-2_80
Weatherley, D, Mora, P and Xia, MF (2002). Long-range automaton models of earthquakes: Power-law accelerations, correlation evolution, and mode-switching. Pure And Applied Geophysics, 159 (10), 2469-2490. doi: 10.1007/s00024-002-8743-6
Yin, XC, Mora, P, Peng, KY, Wang, YC and Weatherley, D (2002). Load-unload response ratio and accelerating moment/energy release critical region scaling and earthquake prediction. Pure And Applied Geophysics, 159 (10), 2511-2523. doi: 10.1007/s00024-002-8745-4
Jaume, S. C., Weatherley, D. K. and Mora, P. R. (2001). Accelerating seismic energy release and evolution of event time and size statistics: Results from two heterogeneous cellular automaton models. Pageoph Topical Volumes (Microscopic and Macroscopic Simulation: Towards predictive modelling of the earthquake process), 1 (1), 2209-2226.
Weatherley, D. K., Jaume, S. C. and Mora, P. R. (2001). Evolution of stress deficit and changing rates of seismicity in Cellular automaton models of earthquake faults. PAGEOPH TOpical Volumes (Microscopic and Macroscopic Simulation: Towards Predictive modelling of the earthquake process), 1 (1), 2183-2207.
Weatherley, D., Jaumé, S. C. and Mora, P. (2000). Evolution of stress deficit and changing rates of seismicity in cellular automation models of earthquake faults. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 157 (11-12), 2183-2207.
Jaume, SC, Weatherley, D and Mora, P (2000). Accelerating seismic energy release and evolution of event time and size statistics: Results from two heterogeneous cellular automaton models. Pure And Applied Geophysics, 157 (11-12), 2209-2226. doi: 10.1007/PL00001081
Weatherley, D., Jaume, S. C. and Mora, P. R. (2000). Evolution of stress deficit and changing rates of seismicity in cellular automaton models of earthquake faults. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 157 (11/12), 2183-2207. doi: 10.1007/PL00001080
Jaume, S. C., Weatherley, D. K. and Mora, P. R. (2000). Accelerating seismic energy release and evolution of event time and size statistics: Results from two heterogeneious cellular automaton models.. Pure and Applied Geophysics Special Issue: Mircoscopic and Macroscopic Simulation: Towards Predictive Modeling of the Earthquake Process., 157 (11/12), 2209-2226. doi: 10.1007/PL00001081

Conference Papers

Diba, Mst Farhana, Starrett, Joshua, Weatherley, Dion, Runge, Kym and Galvin, Kevin (2024). A computational study on the hydrodynamics and particle transport in a laboratory-scale Reflux Classifier. International Mineral Processing Congress, Washington, DC, United States, 23 September-3 October 2024.
Bbosa, Lawrence S., Oladele, Temitope and Weatherley, Dion K. (2024). DEVELOPMENTS IN THE USE OF THE BONDED PARTICLE MODEL TO STUDY FUNDAMENTALS OF ORE FRACTURE IN MINERAL PROCESSING. Scipedia S.L..
Ali, S., Powell, M. S., Yahyaei, M., Ballantyne, G. R. and Weatherley, D. K. (2023). Assessing comminution circuit performance using precision measurement of size specific energy. SAG Conference 2023, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 24 - 28 September 2023. Vancouver, BC, Canada: SAG Conference.
Powell, M. S., Mainza, A. N., Tavares, L. M., Yahyaei, M., Weatherley, D. K., Vien, A., Mular, M. and Ballantyne, G. R. (2023). Will AG milling make a comeback?. SAG Conference 2023, Vancouver, BC Canada, 24-28 September 2023.
Ali, S., Powell, M. S., Yahyaei, M., Weatherley, D. K. and Ballantyne, G. R. (2022). A standardised method for the precise quantification of practical minimum comminution energy. IMPC Asia-Pacific Conference 2022, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 22–24 August 2022. Carlton, VIC Australia: AusIMM.
Chatterjee, Robindra, Valenta, Richard, McLachlan, Geoffrey and Weatherley, Dion (2021). AEGC Machine Learning Workshop presentation. Australian Exploration Geoscience Conference, Online, 14-17 September 2021.
Chatterjee, Robindra , Valenta, Richard , McLachlan, Geoffrey and Weatherley, Dion (2021). Extending FaultSeg3D to Minerals Seismic: Part 1 – A synthetic 3D-seismic training-volume generator for preparing data replicating a hardrock terrane to train an automatic-fault-prediction algorithm. Australian Earth Science Convention, Virtual, 9-12 February 2021.
Weatherley, Dion and Garnett, Andrew (2019). Trends in seismicity in the CSG producing region of the Surat Basin in Queensland. SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 18-19 November 2019. Tulsa, OK, USA: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC). doi: 10.15530/AP-URTEC-2019-198329
Weatherley, D. K. and Powell, M. S. (2017). Bivariate population balance equations for progressive weakening and fragmentation of base metal ores in tumbling mills. 9th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 2017, Sydney, NSW Australia, 27-29 November 2017 . Barton, ACT, Australia: Engineers Australia.
Han, Zhenyu, Weatherley, Dion and Puscasu, Ruslan (2015). Application of Discrete Element Method to Model Crack Propagation. 13th ISRM International Congress of Rock Mechanics 2015, Montreal, Canada, 10-13 May 2015. Montreal, Canada: International Society for Rock Mechanics.
Shao, Q., Baumgartl, T., Huang, L. and Weatherley, D. (2014). A cellular automata-based run-of model and its application in mined land rehabilitation designs. Life-of-Mine 2014, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 16-18 July 2014. Carlton, VIC, Australia: AUSIMM.
Weatherley, D. K. (2013). Numerical investigations relating the lithology and mechanical properties of rock. ESCC2013: 13th European Symposium on Comminution and Classification, Braunschweig, Germany, 9-12 September, 2013. Göttingen, Germany: Sierke Verlag.
Hancock, William, Weatherley, Dion and Chitombo, Gideon (2012). Modeling the Gravity Flow of rock using the Discrete Element Method. MassMin 2012: 6th International Conference and Exhibition on Mass Mining, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, 10-14 June 2012. Westmount, QC, Canada: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
Lechner, Alex, Clarke, Daniel, Weatherley, Dion, Fletcher, Andrew, Erskine, Peter and Comber, Alexis (2012). The application of the virtual ecologist approach to evaluating the effects of uncertainty in plot based monitoring schemes due to landscape spatial and temporal heterogeneity. 6th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software (iEMSs 2012), Leipzig, Germany, 1 - 5 July 2012. Leipzig, Germany: International Environmental Modelling and Software Society.
Haidar, Imad, Wolff, Rodney and Weatherley, Dion (2012). Improving geological estimation using soft-computing models. 34th International Geological Congress Australia 2012 (IGC), Brisbane, Australia, 5-10 August 2012. Australia: Australian Geosciences Council.
Lechner, Alex, Fletcher, Andrew, Weatherley, Dion and Erskine, Peter (2011). Quantifying the impact of sampling intensity on the detection of long-term trends in vegetation condition in montane swamps. Spatial Ecology and Conservation International Conference, Birmingham University, U. K., 5 - 7 September 2011.
Langer, Sebastian, Finzi, Yaron and Weatherley, Dion (2010). Event Size Distribution in Simple Multi-fault Systems. 7th ACES International Workshop, Otaru, Japan, 3-8 October 2010.
Altinay, Cihan, Binsteiner, Markus, Gross, Lutz and Weatherley, Dion (2010). High-performance scientific computing for the masses: Developing secure grid portals for scientific workflows. IEEE eScience 2010, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 7-10 December 2010. Piscatawa, NJ, U.S.A.: IEEE Computer Society Press. doi: 10.1109/eScience.2010.30
Weatherley, Dion K., Boros, Vince E., Hancock, William R. and Abe, Steffen (2010). Scaling benchmark of eSyS-particle for elastic wave propagation simulations. IEEEeScience 2010, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 7-10 December 2010. Washington DC, U.S.A.: IEEE Computer Society Press. doi: 10.1109/eScience.2010.40
Pierce, M., Weatherley, D. K. and Kojovic, T. (2010). A hybrid methodology for secondary fragmentation prediction in cave mines. Caving 2010: 2nd International Symposiun on Block and Sublevel Caving, Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposiun on Block and Sublevel Caving, Perth, WA, 20-22 April 2010. Perth: ACG- Australian Centre for Geomechanics.
Hancock, W. R., Weatherley, D. K. and Chitombo, G. P. (2010). Large-scale simulations of gravity flow in block caving. Caving 2010 Second International Symposium on Block and Sublevel Caving, Perth, Australia, 20-22 April 2010. Perth, Western Australia: Australian Centre for Geomechanics.
Tordoir, A., Weatherley, D., Onederra, I. and Bye, A. (2009). A new 3D simulation framework to model blast induced rock mass displacement using physics engines. 9th International Symposium on Rock Fragmentation by Blasting - Fragblast 9, Granada, Spain, 13-17 September 2009. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press/Balkema.
Altinay, Cihan and Weatherley, Dion (2009). Virtual rock laboratory - A grid portal enabling computational geoscience research. eResearch Australasia 2009, Novotel Sydney Manly Pacific, Australia, 9-13 November 2009.
William Rodney Hancock and Weatherley, Dion K. (2008). 3D Simulations of Block Caving Flow Using ESyS-Particle. Southern Hemisphere International Rock Mechanics Symposium, Perth, W. A, 16-19 September 2008. Western Australia: ACG- Australian Centre for Geomechanics.
Olsen-Kettle, L. M., Weatherley, D., Gross, L. and Muhlhaus, H.-B. (2007). Multicycle dynamics of fault systems and static and dynamic triggering of earthquakes. Australian Earthquake Engineering Society Conference (AAES, 2007), Wollongong, NSW, Australia, 23-25 November 2007. McKinnon, Vic., Australia: The Australian Earthquake Engineering Society.
Weatherley, D K (2006). Coulomb stress changes due to Queensland earthquakes and the implications for seismic risk assessment. Earthquake Engineering in Australia 2006, Canberra, ACT, 24-26 November 2006. Melbourne: Australian Earthquake Engineering Society.
TURNBULL, and Weatherley, D K (2006). Validation of using Gumbel probability plotting to estimate Gutenberg-Richter seismicity parameters. Earthquake Engineering in Australia 2006, Canberra ACT, 24-26 November 2006. Melbourne: Australian Earthquake Engineering Society.
Uysal, I. T., Weatherley, D. K., Zhao, J. X., Golding, S. D., Altunel, E., Feng, Y., Mutlu, H. and Karabacak, V. (2006). Dating and geochemical tracing of paleoseismic events. GSA 18th Australian Geological Convention & 18th Int. Geophysical Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 2-6 July 2006. Sydney, Australia: Geological Society of Australia.
Thorne, E. J., Gross, L, Cochrane, P. T. and Weatherley, D K (2006). Making a tsunami simulation: A Two week surboard ride. 5th ACES Int'l Workshop, Maui, Hawaii, 4-6 April 2006. Washington, DC United States: ACES.
Kettle, L. M., Mora, P. R., Xing, H., Weatherley, D. K. and Gross, L. (2006). Numerical simulations of earthquakes and the dynamics of fault systems using the finite element method. AIP 17th National Congress 2006, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 3-8 December 2006. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Australian Institute of Physics.
Weatherley, D. K., Saez, E. and Parmiter (2006). Mesh construction for 2D FEM fault system simulations. 5th ACES International Workshop, Maui, Hawaii, 4-6 April 2006. Washington, DC United States: ACES.
Mora, P. R., Weatherley, D. K., Saez, E. and Xing, H. (2005). Probing the physics of fault systems with simulations. IASPEI Conference, Santiago, Chile, 3-7 October 2005. Chile: IASPEI.
Weatherley, D. K. and Saez, E. (2005). Simulation-based seismic hazard assessment for Queensland: Progress and directions. Earthquake Engineering in Australia Conference 2005, Albury, NSW, Australia, November 2005. Melbourne, Australia: Australian Earthquake Engineering Society.
Mora, P. R., Saez, E., Weatherley, D. K., Gross, L. and Wang, C. M. (2005). A 2D finite-element method for simulating the physics of fault systems during earthquake cycles. IASPEI Conference, Santiago, Chile, 3-7 October 2005. USA: IASPEI.
Weatherley, D. K., Parmiter,, Saez, E. and Mora, P. R. (2005). Towards simulation based seismic hazard assessment in Queensland, Australia. IASPEI Conference, Santiago, Chile, 3-7 October 2005. USA: IASPEI.
Mora, P. R., Muhlhaus, H. B., Gross, L., Xing, H., Abe, S., Weatherley, D. K., Davies, M., Latham, S. J., Wang, Y., Saez, E., Wang, C. and Gerschwitz, J. C. (2004). The Australian Computational Earth Systems Simulator Major National Research Facility (ACcESS). 4th APEC Cooperation for Earthquake Simulation Workshop, Beijing, China, 9-14 July 2004. Beijing, China: China Earthquake Administration.
Saez, E., Mora, P. R., Gross, L. and Weatherley, D. K. (2004). A finite element method for simulating the physics of fault systems. 4th ACES Workshop, Beijing, China, 9-14 July 2004. Beijing, China: China Earthquake Administration.
Weatherley, D. K. and Mora, P. R. (2004). Non-Ergodic fault system dynamics: evidence from cellular automaton simulations. 4th ACES Workshop, Beijing, China, 9-14 July 2004. Beijing, China: China Earthquake Administration.
Mora, P. R., Weatherley, D. K. and Place, D. (2004). Lattice Solid and Cellular automaton simulations: Implication to earthquake forecastability. 4th APEC Cooperation for Earthquake Simulation Workshop, Beijing, China, 9-14 July, 2004. Beijing, China: China Earthquake Administration.
Abe, S. and Weatherley, D. K. (2004). Comparing the behaviour of a ceullular automaton and a fully dynamics fault model. EGU Assembly 2004, Geophys Res Abstr.
Saez, E., Mora, P. R., Gross, L. and Weatherley, D. K. (2004). A dynamic finite element method for simulating the physics of fault systems. 2004 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, USA, Washington, DC, USA: American Geophysical Union (AGU).
Gross, L., Mora, P., Saez, E., Weatherley, D. and Xing, H. (2004). Software infrastructure for solving non-linear partial differential equations and its application to modelling crustal fault systems. Twelfth Biennial Computational Techniques and Applications Conference (CTAC2004), Melbourne, Australia, September 2004. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
Weatherley, D. K. and Anghel, M. (2003). On the role of disorder upon the effective dimensionality and dynamic complexity of earthquake faults. 2003 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, USA, 7-13 December 2003. Washington DC, USA: American Geophysical Union.
Mora, P. R., Weatherley, D. K. and Klein, B. (2003). Simulation of Parallel Interacting faults and earthquake predictability. EGS-AGU-EGU Joint Assembly 2003, San Francisco, USA, USa:
Mora, P. R., Weatherley, D. K. and Klein, B. (2003). Numerical simulation and statistical physics of crustal fault systems. IUGG.
Weatherley, D. K. and Mora, P. R. (2003). Accelerating precursory activity in statistical fractal automata. Third ACES Workshop, Maui, Hawaii, United States, 5-10 May 2002. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.
Mora, P. R. and Weatherley, D. K. (2002). Elastodynamic simulation of fault system dynamics. 2002 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, USA, 6-10 December 2002. Washington DC, USA: American Geophysical Union.
Weatherley, D. K. and Mora, P. R. (2002). Relationship between stress heterogeneity and mode-switching dynamics of earthuqkae analogue automata. 2002 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, USA, 6-10 December 2002. Washington DC, USA: American Geophysical Union.
Mora, P. R., Place, D. G., Weatherley, D. K. and Abe, S. (2001). The physics of crustal faulty systems, numerical simulation, and earthquake prediction: recent advances and challenges for the 21-st century. Exploring the Earth - A celebration of four journeys, Australian National University, Canberra, 20-23 February 2001. Canberra: Research School of Earth Sciences.
Yin, X., Mora, P. R., Peng, K., Wang, Y. and Weatherley, D. K. (2001). Load-Unload response ration, accelerating moment release and earthquake prediction. 2nd ACES Workshop, Tokyo, Japan, 15-20 October 2000. Brisbane: GoPrint.
Yin, X., Mora, P. R., Peng, K., Wang, Y. and Weatherley, D. K. (2000). Load-unload reponse ratio, accelerating moment release and earthquake prediction. The 2nd ACES Workshop, The Universtiy of Tokyo,Tokyo, Japan, 17-21 January 2001. Tokyo, Japan: Research Organisation for Information Science & Technology.
Weatherley, D. K., Xia, M. and Mora, P. R. (2000). Dynamic compexity in cellular automata with long-range stress transfer. 2000 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, 15-19 December 2000. Washingto DC, USA: American Geophysical Union.
Weatherley, D. K. and Mora, P. R. (2000). Accelerating seismic moment release, the critical point hypothesis and predicting macroscopic failure. 2000 Australian Earthquake Engineering Society Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, 15-16 November 2000. Melbourne: Australian Earhquake Engineering Society (AEES).
Weatherley, D. K., Jaume, S. C. and Mora, P. R. (2000). Critical Point Systems, self-organised critically, and earthquake forecasting. International Workshop on Solid Earth Simulation and ACES WG, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 17-21 January 2001. Tokyo, Japan: Research Organisation for Information Science & Technology.
Weatherley, D. K., Xia, M. and Mora, P. R. (2000). Correlation length evolution in cellular automata wtih long-range stress transfer. The 2nd ACES Workshop, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 17-21 January 2001. Tokyo, Japan: Research Organisation for Informaion Science & Technology (RSIT).
Mora, P. R., Place, D. G., Wang, Y., Peng, K. and Weatherley, D. (2000). Earthquake forecasting: retrospective studies in Australia - The Newcastle and Burra earthquakes - and numberical simulation of the physical process. 2000 Australian Earthquake Engineering Society Conference., Hobart, Tasmania, no date given. Melbourne: Australian Earthquake Engineering Society (AEES).
Weatherley, D. K., Jaume, S. C. and Mora, P. R. (1999). Evolution of stress deficit and changing rates of seismicity in Heterogeneous cellular automata. 1999 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Meeting, San Francisco, California, US, 13-17 Dec, 1999. Washington, DC, US: American Geophysical Union.
Mora, P. R., Place, D. G., Abe, S., Weatherley, D. K. and Keane, T. A. (1999). The Lattice Solid Model: Towards a realistic simulation model for earthquake micro-physics and the development of a virtual laboratory for the earthquake cycle. ACES Inaugural Workshop, Brisbane & Noosa, Qld, Aust., 31 January - 5 February, 1999. Brisbane: GoPrint.
Jaume, S. C., Weatherley, D. K. and Mora, P. R. (1999). Evolution of earthquake size-frequency distributions during accelerating energy release in observations and models. 1999 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Meeting, San Francisco, California, US, 13-17 Dec, 1999. Washington, DC, US: American Geophysical Union.

Data Collection

Lynam, Colin and Weatherley, Dion K. (2018). Queensland Earthquake Felt report survey of the public for isoseismal mapping. The University of Queensland. (Collection) doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.106

Generic Document

Weatherley, Dion (2009). ESyS-Particle v2.0 user's guide. Earth Systems Science Computational Centre (ESSCC), The University of Queensland.

Preprint

Olsen-Kettle, Louise, Weatherley, Dion, Saez, Estelle, Gross, Lutz, Muhlhaus, Hans and Xing, Huilin (2007). Analysis of slip-weakening frictional laws with static restrengthening and their implications on the scaling, asymmetry and mode of dynamic rupture on homogeneous and bi-material interfaces.

Thesis

Weatherley, Dion Kent (2002). Investigations of automaton earthquake models : implications for seismicity and earthquake forecasting. PhD Thesis, School of Physical Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/240776

Research Reports

Forbes, Liza, Runge, Kym, Verster, Lizette, Awatey, Bellson, Weatherley, Dion, Diba, Farhana, Lastra Yanez, German, Brill, Candice, Skliar, Anna and Yenial Arslan, Unzile (2025). Collaborative Consortium for Coarse Particle Research - Q2 2025 technical report. Brisbane, Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Weatherley, Dion Kent, Shao, Qi, Verster, Lizette and Runge, Kym (2025). Identifying an approach to predict mechanical wear of Jameson cell downcomers when processing abrasive slurries. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.
Forbes, Liza, Runge, Kym, Verster, Lizette, Awatey, Bellson, Weatherley, Dion, Diba, Farhana, Gonzalez, Juan Jose, Brill, Candice, Skliar, Anna and Lastra Yanez, German (2024). Collaborative Consortium For Coarse Particle Research - Q4 2024 Technical Report. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Forbes, Liza, Runge, Kym, Verster, Lizette, Gonzalez, Juan Jose, Awatey, Bellson, Yahyaei, Mohsen, Miceli, Hayla, Yanez, German Lastra, Diba, Farhana, Skliar, Anna, Brill, Candice, Arslan, Unzile Yenial, Dzinza, Lucia, Hilden, Marko and Weatherley, Dion (2023). Collaborative consortium for coarse particle processing research, Q4 2023 technical report. Interim Evaluation Report; 5th Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute.
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