Previous Research Projects
Below is a listing of completed research projects. Please click on the links for more information.
| Year | Title | Grant Agency | Description | Report |
| 2002-2006 | Rock Fracture Dynamics | NSERC |
YES |
NO |
| 2004-2005 | Strain localization and its consequences on rock physical properties | France-Canada Research Foundation |
NO | |
| 2001-2004 | OMNIBUS: Development of the Tools and Interpretation Techniques for Ultrasonic Surveys to Monitor the Rock Barrier around Radioactive Waste Packages | EU |
NO | |
| 2001-2004 | SAFETI: Seismic validation of 3-D thermo-mechanical models for the prediction of rock damage around spent fuel waste repositories | EU |
NO | |
| 2001-2003 | Ultrasonic Giga-recorder for Seismic and Rock Fracture Mechanics Research | NERC |
NO | |
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2001-2002 |
Micromechanical modelling of fluid-induced seismicity |
Shell |
NO | |
| 1999-2003 | Networked Earth Sciences Supercomputing Cluster (NESSC) for Mantle Ocean and Rock Mechanical Studies | HEFCE, NERC |
NO | |
| 1999-2001 | Fundamental Investigations of Acoustic Emission and Ultrasonic Velocity as part of the Thermal-Mechanical Study at the Underground Research Laboratory | AECL/Ontario Hydro |
NO | |
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1999-2001 |
Microseismic Monitoring of Waste Re-injection - Numerical Modelling | EPSRC | ||
| 1997-2000 | Determination of Earthquake Source Parameters in Geologically Complex Media | EU |
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| 1997-2000 | Studies of Triggered Seismicity at an Underground Research Laboratory | NERC |
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| 1998-1999 | AE/MS Monitoring of the Tunnel Sealing Experiment at the Underground Research Laboratory | AECL | YES | NO |
| 1997-1998 | Source Studies of Seismicity from Volcanic Areas using a Time-Dependent Moment Tensor Inversion Technique | NERC | YES | YES |
| 1997-1998 | High Resolution Ultrasonic Velocity Scans of Excavation Induced Damage Around the Mount Terri Tunnel | INERIS |
NO |
NO |
| 1996-1998 | Induced Seismicity Characterization of Active Fractures for Validated Numerical Simulation of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs. | NERC/LINK | YES | YES |
| 1996-1998 | Induced Seismicity Studies Ekofisk North Sea | Phillips Petroleum |
NO |
NO |
| 1994-1996 | Acoustic Emission Studies of Excavation Disturbance at the Aspo Hard Rock Laboratory, Sweden | ANDRA/SKB/ NIREX |
NO |
NO |
| 1994-1996 | Seismic Imaging Studies in Deep South African Gold Mines | South African Mining Industry |
NO |
NO |
| 1994-1995 | Acoustic Emission Studies Relevant to the Proposed Sellafield Rock Characterization Facility | Nirex UK |
NO |
NO |
| 1993-1998 | Acoustic Emission Studies at the Underground Research Laboratory | AECL |
NO |
NO |
| 1993-1996 | Spatial and Temporal Studies of Seismicity using Time-Dependent Moment Tensor Inversion at an Underground Research Laboratory | NERC | YES | YES |