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Faults and earthquake mechanics during and after earthquakes.
Prof in Rock Physics, Fault & Earthquake Mechanics
Appointment: | Room: |
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| Prof in Rock Physics, Fault & Earthquake Mechanics | KLB, Ground Floor, G15 |
Courses Taught: | |
| GEOL0018 Numerical Methods | |
Research Group(s): | |
| Seismolab | |
Email Address: | Telephone Number: |
| n.brantut@ucl.ac.uk | 020 3108 6384 (56384) |
Research Summary
I am in general interested in faults and earthquake mechanics. I try to understand how faults form from intact rocks, how they slip prior to, during and after earthquakes.
I use an experimental approach, mainly tri-axial cells equipped with acoustic emission recording system, but I also used the high velocity friction machines in Kyoto University and Hiroshima University. I also do some theoretical and numerical calculations to explain with physical arguments what I see (or expect to see) in the laboratory or in nature.