Facilities for experimental rock physics

ANU research in rock physics employs novel equipment developed in house for laboratory studies of mechanical behaviour ranging widely from time-resolved slip on synthetic faults to seismic-frequency studies of wave speeds and attenuation. The resulting insights are applied in structural geology, geodynamics, and seismology

Internally heated gas-medium high-pressure apparatus with capability to 500 MPa and 1300°C are employed in

• studies of time-resolved slip on synthetic faults by laser interferometry;
• preparation of synthetic rock specimens by hot-isostatic pressing;
• servo-creep compressive deformation;
• measurement of seismic properties by low-frequency forced-oscillation tests

For more information about the history of the facilities:

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