Project Details
Layperson's description
The Rock Mechanics Laboratory (RML) uses the latest technology high-pressure hydraulic presses, combined with high-speed sensors, to measure the properties of minerals and rocks under simulated real-world geo-engineered scenarios. This includes rock strength (fracture), permeability (the ability of fluids to migrate though porous rock), and how rock faulting generates signals that we record as seismic waves. The equipment has the ability to safely reproduce a range of conditions in the Earth Sciences, from the high temperatures of volcanoes to the high stresses in deep mining environments, to better understand our dynamic planet.
| Acronym | RML |
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| Status | Active |
| Effective start/end date | 1/02/12 → … |
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Development of a geomechanical model based on suitable estimations of GSI and UCS in mining production slopes at the TilTil district, central Chile
Del Pozo, F., Córdova, E., Marquardt, C., Cabezas G, R., Benson, P., Koor, N., Browning, J. & Rudloff, R., 1 Jul 2023, In: International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 167, 13 p., 105390.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mapping faults in the laboratory with seismic scattering 1: the laboratory perspective
King, T., De Siena, L., Benson, P. & Vinciguerra, S., 1 Mar 2023, In: Geophysical Journal International. 232, 3, p. 1590-1599 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Temperature-driven micro-fracturing in granite: the interplay between microstructure, mineralogy and tensile strength
Alcock, T., Bullen, D., Benson, P. & Vinciguerra, S., 1 Mar 2023, In: Heliyon. 9, 3, p. 1-30 30 p., e13871.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Equipment
Student theses
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Basement control on volcanic edifice stability: application to Mount Etna
Castagna, A. (Author), Walker, R. (Supervisor), Benson, P. (Supervisor) & Ougier-Simonin, A. (Supervisor), 2020Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Acoustic Emission as a tool for the imaging and forecasting of damage evolution in rock deformation laboratory experiments.
King, T. (Author), Vinciguerra, S. C. (Supervisor), Benson, P. (Supervisor) & De Siena, L. (Supervisor), 2020Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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A laboratory study of fluid-driven tensile fracturing in anisotropic rocks
Gehne, S. (Author), Benson, P. (Supervisor) & Koor, N. (Supervisor), Jul 2018Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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