geomechanics

/ ˌdʒiːəʊmɪˈkænɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the study and application of rock and soil mechanics

Example Sentences

In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Lei Wang and his colleagues from the GFZ Section 'Geomechanics and Scientific Drilling', together with researchers from the University of Oslo, Norway, report that the roughness of pre-existing faults and associated stress heterogeneity in geological reservoirs play a key role for causing such runaway events.

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Link to video Geomechanics and geotechnical engineers were investigating and should be able to ascertain what was behind the sinkhole activity and whether the area could be stabilised, she said.

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One weakness of the new paper is the assumption that all earthquakes cause gas releases, which is not necessarily true, said David Castillo, the director of Insight GeoMechanics, a consulting company based in Perth, Australia.

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Dr Caroline Graham, a specialist in geomechanics with the BGS, explained what the research into the rock samples was trying to achieve:

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He was the chairman and co-founder of GeoMechanics International and serves as a senior adviser to Baker Hughes Inc. Prior to joining Stanford University, he served as chief of the tectonophysics branch of the United States Geological Survey’s earthquake hazards reduction program.

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