Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE140101489

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE140101489

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Micro-mechanical and micro-structural aspects of strength variation in rocks under various loading conditions. Understanding rock failure is of vital interest to researchers and practitioners across a wide range of productive activities, including those of critical importance to the Australian economy such as mining and civil engineering design and contracting. The failure of rocks is a complex function of interactions between pre-existing micro-cracks and loading conditions. This project will develop a much-needed understanding of the mechanisms leading to rock failure and damage. The project will explore micro and macro-scale mechanisms under both static and cyclic loading conditions. Laboratory testing and micro-analysis will be combined with discrete element modelling to achieve this end.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 24-12-2014

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $387,220.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Civil Engineering | Civil Geotechnical Engineering | Nanoscale Characterisation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Energy Conservation and Efficiency not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering |

Other Keywords

Civil Engineering | Civil Geotechnical Engineering | Energy Conservation and Efficiency not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Nanoscale Characterisation

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