{"id":11717,"date":"2020-02-01T17:09:27","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T17:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/science-facilities\/containment-and-fluid-processes\/rock-mechanics-and-physics-laboratory\/"},"modified":"2021-05-20T07:59:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T07:59:51","slug":"rock-mechanics-and-physics-laboratory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/science-facilities\/engineering-geotechnical-capability\/rock-mechanics-and-physics-laboratory\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock Mechanics and Physics Laboratory"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Rock Mechanics and Physics Laboratory<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Science Facilities &mdash; Engineering and Geotechnical Capability<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap social-wrap-inline-them\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share this article<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/science-facilities\/engineering-geotechnical-capability\/rock-mechanics-and-physics-laboratory\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Rock%20Mechanics%20and%20Physics%20Laboratory&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/science-facilities\/engineering-geotechnical-capability\/rock-mechanics-and-physics-laboratory\/\"><span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span class=\"hidden\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   onclick=\"javascript:void( (function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"  href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"icon-pinterest\"><span class=\"hidden\">Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/wa.me?text=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/science-facilities\/engineering-geotechnical-capability\/rock-mechanics-and-physics-laboratory\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=Rock%20Mechanics%20and%20Physics%20Laboratory&#038;body=The%20Rock%20Mechanics%20and%20Physics%20Laboratory%20researches%20the%20properties%20and%20behaviour%20of%20rocks%20and%20geomaterials%20at%20near-surface%20to%20shallow%20crustal%20depth.%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/science-facilities\/engineering-geotechnical-capability\/rock-mechanics-and-physics-laboratory\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/science-facilities\/engineering-geotechnical-capability\/rock-mechanics-and-physics-laboratory\/\" class=\"copy-url-on-click\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><span class=\"hidden\">Copy Link<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/RMPL-banner-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur hero-img\" alt=\"Rock mechanics and physics laboratory\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/RMPL-banner.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>The Rock Mechanics and Physics Laboratory (RMPL) undertakes research on the properties and behaviour of rocks and geomaterials at near-surface to shallow crustal depth for georesources (energy; storage), geoengineering (tunnelling) and geohazards (faults; earthquakes).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beneath our feet, rocks continuously deform, slide and move differently across a large spectrum of environmental conditions (pressure; temperature; fluid chemistry, etc.) and time \u2014 very slowly in creep mode for instance, or very rapidly during an earthquake. These coupled processes take place at all scales, from atomic level mineral\/fluid interfaces to continental faults, mostly at inaccessible, deep locations precluding direct observations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"capabilities\"><strong>Laboratory capabilities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>RMPL is the home of BGS\u2019s large-scale rock deformation apparatus and specialises in standard (ISRM and ASTM) and bespoke geomechanical and rock physics testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Testing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Strength (triaxial and uniaxial)<\/li><li>Deformability<\/li><li>Thermal properties<\/li><li>Geophysical properties<\/li><li>Permeability<\/li><li>Porosity <\/li><li>Density<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Equipment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>MTS 815 Rock Testing System (4.6&nbsp;MN capacity servo-controlled, hydraulic load frame) <\/li><li>Servo-controlled confining pressure up to 140&nbsp;MPa<\/li><li>Servo-controlled pore fluid pressure up to 100&nbsp;MPa (water and brines)<\/li><li>Heating system up to 180\u00b0C<\/li><li>Four internal load cells (from 250 to 2600&nbsp;kN)<\/li><li>Direct contact axial and circumferential strain gauges (extensometer type)<\/li><li>Ultrasonic measurements (up to 18 electrical feedthroughs) <\/li><li>Point Load Strength Index <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"owl-carousel carousel-primary-color carousel owl-theme thumbs-carousel-js\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3-triaxial-testing.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Sample assembly ready for fluid saturated triaxial testing. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_96032\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3-triaxial-testing-960x497.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Getting sample ready for triaxial testing\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Sample assembly ready for fluid saturated triaxial testing. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3-triaxial-testing.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Sample assembly ready for fluid saturated triaxial testing. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_96032\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/5-Fault-mirror-in-a-limestone-sample-1400x931.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Fault mirror in a limestone sample. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_96032\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/5-Fault-mirror-in-a-limestone-sample-960x639.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Fault mirror in a limestone sample\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Fault mirror in a limestone sample. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/5-Fault-mirror-in-a-limestone-sample-1400x931.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Fault mirror in a limestone sample. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_96032\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6-Sheared-lab-vs-numerical-samples_2.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Sheared lab vs numerical samples. Image courtesy of \u00a9 James Woodman.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_96032\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6-Sheared-lab-vs-numerical-samples_2-960x622.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Sheared lab vs numerical samples\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Sheared lab vs numerical samples. Image courtesy of \u00a9 James Woodman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/6-Sheared-lab-vs-numerical-samples_2.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Sheared lab vs numerical samples. Image courtesy of \u00a9 James Woodman.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_96032\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/shear-and-compaction-bands.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Shear and compaction bands experimentally induced. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_96032\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/shear-and-compaction-bands.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Shear and compaction bands\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Shear and compaction bands experimentally induced. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/shear-and-compaction-bands.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Shear and compaction bands experimentally induced. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_96032\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/8-Extremely-sheared-sandstone-sample_90-757x1400.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Extremely sheared sandstone sample. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_96032\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/8-Extremely-sheared-sandstone-sample_90-519x960.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"8-Extremely-sheared-sandstone-sample_90\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Extremely sheared sandstone sample. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/8-Extremely-sheared-sandstone-sample_90-757x1400.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Extremely sheared sandstone sample. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_96032\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/RMPL_9_chevron.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Chevron notched granite sample for fracture toughness test. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_96032\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/RMPL_9_chevron-960x497.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"RMPL_9_chevron\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Chevron notched granite sample for fracture toughness test. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/RMPL_9_chevron.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Chevron notched granite sample for fracture toughness test. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_96032\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2-Suite-of-samples_2.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Suite of samples. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_96032\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2-Suite-of-samples_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Suite of samples\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Suite of samples. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2-Suite-of-samples_2.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Suite of samples. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_96032\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Recent publications<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>A full list is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/lab\/Rock-Mechanics-and-Physics-Laboratory-Audrey-Ougier-Simonin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RMPL ResearchGate page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Agliardi, F, Dobbs, M R, Zanchetta, S, and Vinciguerra, S. 2017. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-017-15523-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Folded fabric tunes rock deformation and failure mode in the upper crust.<\/a> <em>Scientific Reports<\/em>, Vol. 7(1),\u00a0 1\u20139. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-017-15523-1<\/li>\n<li>Castagna, A, Ougier\u2010Simonin, A, Benson, P M, Browning, J, Walker, R J, Fazio, M, and Vinciguerra, S. 2018. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1029\/2017JB015105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thermal damage and pore pressure effects of the brittle\u2013ductile transition in Comiso Limestone<\/a>. <em>Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth<\/em>, Vol. 123(9), 7644\u20137660. DOI: http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1029\/2017JB015105<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/li>\n<li>Dobbs, M R, Cuss, R J, Ougier-Simonin, A, Parkes, D, and Graham, C C. 2018. <a href=\"http:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/520903\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yield envelope assessment as a preliminary screening tool to determine carbon capture and storage viability in depleted southern North Sea hydrocarbon reservoirs.<\/a>\u00a0<em>International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences<\/em>, Vol. 102, 15\u201327. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijrmms.2017.11.018<br \/>\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/li>\n<li>Martin-Clave, C, Ougier-Simonin, A, Marshall, A M, and Vandeginste, V. 2019. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.3997\/2214-4609.202011862\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Impact of impurities in salt rock for underground gas storage in salt caverns<\/a>.<!-- wp:paragraph -->\u00a0<em>82nd EAGE Annual Conference &amp; Exhibition<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Ougier-Simonin, A, and Pluymakers, A. 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/ui.adsabs.harvard.edu\/abs\/2018EGUGA..2019548O\/abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exploring the effect of fluid chemistry on carbonate failure strength<\/a>. <em>EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts<\/em>, Vol. 20, 19548.<\/li>\n<li>Panza, E, Agosta, F, Rustichelli, A, Vinciguerra, S C, Ougier-Simonin, A, Dobbs, M, and Prosser, G. 2019. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.marpetgeo.2019.01.043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meso-to-microscale fracture porosity in tight limestones, results of an integrated field and laboratory study<\/a>. <em>Marine and Petroleum Geology<\/em>, Vol. 103, 581\u2013595. DOI: http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.marpetgeo.2019.01.043<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/li>\n<li>Vannucchi, P, Clarke, A P, de Montserrat Navarro, A, Ougier-Simonin, A, Aldega, L, and Morgan, J P. 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/ui.adsabs.harvard.edu\/abs\/2019AGUFM.T52A..05V\/abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The strength inversion origin of non-volcanic tremor: observations and models<\/a>. <em>American Geophysical Union<\/em>, Fall Meeting 2019.<br \/>\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/li>\n<li>Woodman, J, Ougier-Simonin, A, Murphy, W, and Thomas, M E. 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/325905880_Thermal_effects_on_discontinuity_behavior_a_laboratory_scale_study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thermal effects on discontinuity behavior: a laboratory scale study<\/a>. <em>52nd US Rock Mechanics\/Geomechanics Symposium, Seattle, Washington<\/em>.\u00a0<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Projects<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"rich-text block-editor-rich-text__editable\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write list\u2026\">\n<li>European Union\u2019s Horizon 2020 ERA-NET Co-fund ACT (Accelerating CCS Technologies) programme (phase 2) REX-CO<sub>2<\/sub>: reusing existing wells for CO<sub>2<\/sub> storage operations (2019\u20132022).<\/li>\n<li>University of Leicester CSE studentships: the physical and mechanical properties of natural fault zones in basaltic volcanic rocks (2018\u20132021).<\/li>\n<li>European Union\u2019s Horizon 2020 programme European Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Laboratory Research Infrastructure (ECCSEL) ERIC<\/li>\n<li>University of Nottingham GeoEnergy Research Centre programme: impact of impurities and salt structures on environmental risks of gas storage in salt caverns (2016\u20132020).<\/li>\n<li>Petromaks2\/PROMETHEUS: Microfracturing in Black Shales and Their Transport Properties (Norwegian Research Council \/ PI: Prof. F. 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