Summary of BioGeoEng A'6A'8

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Summary of Bio-Geo-Eng (A.6-A.8)

• Group Format
• A.6 Biosciences
• A.7 Geosciences (Induced Fracture/Deformation,
  Coupled Processes, Deep Seismic Observatory,
  Paleoclimate)
• A.8 Engineering (Transparent Earth, Rock
  Mechanics, Large Cavity Excavation and
  Monitoring, Water Management, Resource
  Extraction and Mining Methods, Mining Safety )
• Re-Arranged As
• A.6 Biosciences
• A.0 Engineering Geoscience
• A.0.a Scale Effects (Lab-wide Experiments)
• A.0.b Dynamic Earth (Active Processes Laboratory
  THMCB,
• Rupture and Fracturing Expts)
• A.0.c Deep Excavation Engineering
• With Synergies
• Large Detectors Deep Excavation Engineering
• Geoneutrinos Transparent Earth

Transparent Earth
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Agenda and Deliverables

• Activities
• Summary Presentations
• This presentation
• Active Process Laboratory Framework
• (Dynamic Earth /Complex coupled/interacting
  processes)
• Run-of-lab Framework (Scale effects)
• Deep Construction (?)
• Individual Presentations
• Goals
• Priorities for initial suite of experiments
• Specify what mounting these experiments will
  require
• Deliverables
• White Paper
• Summary Presentation

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White Papers

• www.ems.psu.edu/elsworth/temp/bio_geo_eng_themes_
  01112007.pdf
• Or
• www.ems.psu.edu/elsworth/temp/

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Goals

• Further definition of
• Process to arrive at technical designs of the
  first suite of experiments to be included in the
  MREFC proposal (Solicitation 4).
• Needs in terms of RD before technical choices
  for major experiments can be made and to reduce
  technical and cost risks.
• Science opportunities at Homestake before the
  MREFC decision and during construction
  Education/Outreach
• Further technical input to the S3 design
• Coordination mechanisms with existing national
  and international underground laboratories/sites,
  funding agencies and other entities.
• Organization of the community and input to the
  NSF process.

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Deliverables

• A white paper, about 5 pages
•     Science (draft could be written beforehand)
  1-2 pages
•     Priority for first suite of experiments  1/2
  page
•     Roadmap (rough order of magnitude of cost
  time frame) 1 page
•     RD needs 1/2 page
•     How to arrive at realistic cost and schedules
  1/2 page
•     EO 1/2 page
• These white papers will be open for comments for
  two weeks after the workshop and then submitted
  to the funding agencies.

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Deliverable 2 - Synthesis Presentation

• Bio
• Geo/Eng
• Run of mine stress-perm-deformability scaling
  (Herb)
• Coupled processes and rupture including deep
  drift instability (Derek)
• Engineering deep excavations and excavation
  technology (Charles)

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