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With a new experimental technique, MIT engineers probe the mechanisms of landslides and earthquakes
MIT News features work by ERL/CEE Prof. Ruben Juanes and alum Dr. Wei Li, who is now on the faculty of Stony Brook University. The behavior of granular materials has been difficult to visualize, but a new method reveals their internal forces in 3D detail. David L. Chandler|MIT News Publication Date: March 25, 2024 Granular…
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High-resolution source imaging and moment tensor estimation of acoustic emissions during brittle creep of basalt undergoing carbonation
New paper in Geophysical Journal International by ERL/EAPS Prof. Matej Pec, Principal Research Scientist Dr. Nori Nakata, and former postdoctoral associates Dr. Tong Bai and Dr. Tiange Xing: https://academic.oup.com/gji/advance-article/doi/10.1093/gji/ggae058/7611703 “As the high-frequency analog to field-scale earthquakes, acoustic emissions (AEs) provide a valuable complement to study rock deformation mechanisms. During the load-stepping creep experiments with CO2-saturated…
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Optimization of Financial Indicators in Shale-Gas Wells Combining Numerical Decline Curve Analysis and Economic Data Analysis
New paper in the journal Energies by ERL Professor Ruben Juanes, Research Affiliate Luis Cueto-Felgueroso, and collaborators: Optimization of Financial Indicators in Shale-Gas Wells Combining Numerical Decline Curve Analysis and Economic Data Analysis https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/4/864 “We present a methodology to determine optimal financial parameters in shale-gas production, combining numerical simulation of decline curves and stochastic modeling…
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Q&A: What sets the recent Japan earthquake apart from others?
From MIT News: MIT ERL/EAPS Geophysicist William Frank discusses how a recent earthquake in Japan relates to an earthquake swarm in the region. by Paige Colley (EAPS) January 24, 2024 On Jan. 1, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the western side of Japan on the Noto Peninsula, killing over 200 people. Japan is prone to…