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Tom Pfeifle
Department Manager
Tel: 505-284-2787
E-mail: twpfeif@sandia.gov
Valerie Cotinola
Admin. Assistant
Tel: 505-284-4832
Fax: 505-844-7354
E-mail: vccotin@sandia.gov
Geomechanics Dept.
Mail Stop 0751
Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 5800
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-0751
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Focus
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The Geomechanics Department addresses cross-cutting
issues in geosciences and geoengineering related to rock
mass characterization, rock mass mechanics, development
of numerical codes and numerical simulations, validation
of material models and design procedures, and rock mass
site monitoring. Supported by combinations of laboratory
work and in situ observations, the Geomechanics
Department emphasizes:
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Characterization of natural fracture
systems
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Identification/modeling of rock deformation
and failure processes
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Laboratory determinations of thermomechanical
and transport properties of competent rock and natural
fractures, including studies of coupled effects.
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Extrapolation of laboratory measurements
to field conditions
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In situ stress measurements
and evaluation of in situ boundary conditions
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Laboratory and bench-scale validation
studies
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