Department of Geology
Millsaps College
Fracturing Demonstration using a Hydraulic Press part of Cutting Edge:Structural Geology:Activities
This demonstration supplements investigation of the physical process of brittle deformation. A hydraulic press is used to fracture a core of the Yazoo Clay (Upper Eocene Jackson Group) of central Mississippi. The demonstration simulates a uniaxial compression test and allows students to measure shear plane orientations and determine the Coulomb coefficient for low-confining stress fracture experiments. -
Teaching Structural Geology Participants: Presenter
Visualizing Seismic Waves for Teaching and Research Participants
