Shear Test on Load Frame (IMAGE)

Utah State University

Shear Test on Load Frame

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In the Shreedharan Lab in Utah State University's Department of Geosciences, graduate students, from left, Sapana Regmi and Lindsey Broderick, perform a shear test on a load frame to measure the shear strength of a tiny rock sample. A goal of the NSF-funded research is to improve earthquake modeling.

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M. Muffoletto

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