Presents
Location: Stanford University
Anyone wishing to attend the lecture only is welcome at no cost.
This will be the 458th meeting since 1954
Tiziana recently published a paper in Science on this topic doi:10.1126/science.aab1292
View the video released with the Science paper.
Ruins of the Serapeo market in Pozzuoli, Italy [Ressmeyer photo]
Volcanic-hydrothermal regions exhibiting exceptionally large uplifts and relatively low seismic efficiency (i.e., delay in releasing strain) pose an interesting rock physics question of how rocks are capable of accommodating such deformation without immediately releasing the stored energy through rock fracturing or cracking. What is the rheological scenario that connects these observations?
I will present the case of the Campi Flegrei caldera in Italy, a region experiencing notable uplift episodes (~2 m). Textural, mineralogical, and rock physics analysis of well cores provided evidence for pozzolanic-lime activity in the subsurface: a natural process reflecting that characterizing the cementitious pastes in modern and Roman concrete. The formation of fibrous minerals by intertwining filaments confers shear and tensile strength to the caprock, contributing to its ductility and increased resistance to fracture.
Tiziana Vanorio
Tiziana leads the Stanford Rock Physics Laboratory (SRPL) where she studies the effect of rock-fluid interactions on rock properties. Her group uses reactive flow experiments under stress conditions, multi-scale imaging, and simulations to understand the effects on geophysical parameters of the wide spectrum of changes that a rock experiences as a result of coupled thermo-chemo-mechanical processes.
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