Innovative equipment
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- FIRST (Fluid Induced eaRthquake Simulator), High pressure (200 MPa) High tempearture (200 C), 16 AE, 10 Strain gages
- HighSTEPS (High Strain TEmperature Pressure Speed, biaxial apparatus used for slow to fast frictional testings under confining pressure and temperature)
- Target (Triaxial AppaRatus for GEoThermal energy, used for high pressure 400 Mpa and high temperature, 1000 C deformations)
- Instrumented Hoek Cell (Hoek Cell equipped with feedthrough allowing strain gage measurement and acoustic emission survey during sample deformation)
- Fricrack: 3 m long biaxial apparatus used to study nucleation and propagation of rupture
- Gas permeameter for tight rocks
- 30 KN/30 KN Direct shear test apparatus
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HighSTEPS
Target
FIRST
Instrumented Hoek Cell
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Testing equipment
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- Uni and triax Compression testing unit (2000 kN)
- Compression testing unit (200 kN)
- Compression, tension testing unit (50, 10, 5 kN)
- Triaxial cells (Hoek, LEGEP, SBELL)
- Point load test equipment (55 kN)
- Fracture toughness testing equipment
- Creep test equipment for shear, uni & triaxial compression test
- Strain gauges for deformation
- Oedometer apparatus for swelling
- Abrasivity Cerchar
- Abrasivity LCPC apparatus
- Abrasivity NTNU equipment Siever’ SJ
- Abrasivity NTNU equipment AV + AVS
- Slake durability apparatus
- Equipment for acoustic emission and acoustic measurement
- Sonic velocity equipment
- Permeability equipment
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Sample Preparation and Cutting
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- Uni and triax Compression testing unit (2000 kN)
- Compression testing unit (200 kN)
- Compression, tension testing unit (50, 10, 5 kN)
- Triaxial cells (Hoek, LEGEP, SBELL)
- Point load test equipment (55 kN)
- Fracture toughness testing equipment
- Creep test equipment for shear, uni & triaxial compression test
- Strain gauges for deformation
- Oedometer apparatus for swelling
- Abrasivity Cerchar
- Abrasivity LCPC apparatus
- Abrasivity NTNU equipment Siever’ SJ
- Abrasivity NTNU equipment AV + AVS
- Slake durability apparatus
- Equipment for acoustic emission and acoustic measurement
- Sonic velocity equipment
- Permeability equipment
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Others
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- High Speed Video camera, acquisition cards, computer and software
- GDS controllers (32, 16 and 8 MPa)
- Oscilloscope
- Hydraulic jack
- Freezing chamber (-17°C)
- Acquisition devices
- Load, displacement, pressure sensors
- Precision balance equipment
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