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ERC funded project RockDeath (Role of Fluids in rock deformation and the earthquake cycle) 

The aim of the project “RockDeath is to identify and quantify the coupled mechanical, hydraulic, and chemical processes occurring across the lithosphere, from slow creep to rapid earthquake slip, and to determine the role played by fluids on deep and shallow seismicity, slow slip, and long-term evolution of plate boundaries. 

The postholder will advance part of this research programme by conducting rock deformation experiments aimed at constraining the hydro-mechanical properties of rocks and fault zone materials under crustal conditions. The experimental plan includes the use and further development of innovative laboratory and data analysis techniques to determine the coupling between fluid pressure and rock deformation.

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