<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><font color="#ff0000"><span style="font-size:12.6667px"><b>Developing a Numerical Platform for Studying Induced Seismicity based on Energy Calculation</b></span></font></div><br><b>Zoheir Khademian, Colorado School of mines</b><br><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.6667px"><b><br></b></span></font><div class="gmail_quote">Induced seismicity is one of the challenges in practicing Rock Engineering Activities, including mining, tunneling, deep wastewater disposal, and geothermal energy extraction. Excavation in the highly stressed ground may lead to a seismic event characterized by significant radiation of seismic energy. Injection of fluid into fractured rock in deep wastewater disposal and geothermal reservoirs can also induce rupture along preexisting discontinuity with an earthquake-like seismic signature. This dissertation presents a numerical platform for mechanistically studying the occurrence and magnitudes of induced seismic events.</div><span style="font-size:12.6667px"><br></span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Tuesday, March 27th, 2018</span></b><br><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2-3 pm​ </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">(Mountain Time)</span></b><br><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Entry Level <span class="gmail-m_-4310865261800449425gmail-m_-8651062991425879187gmail-m-5774647939884066761gmail-m-4171596897656218249m9106775657748341738gmail-m-1921791487083127966gmail-m4140643564653640769m-4556382912284060029m2261340191774375389gmail-m3025069362589959092gmail-m-8968070735390492279m4896026561608388806gm">Seminar</span> Room</span></b><br><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">USGS G</span></b><b style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">eologic Hazards Science Center</b><br><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">1711 Illinois Street, Golden, CO</span></b><br><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.6667px"><br></span></font><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt">*Note: Please arrive </span><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt">~5 minutes early</u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt"> and </span><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt">bring photo ID</u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt"> for airport-style security </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt">measure<wbr>s now in place at the USGS building.</span><br><span style="font-size:12.6667px"><br></span><span style="font-size:10pt">Thank you,</span><br><span class="gmail-m_-4310865261800449425gmail-m_-8651062991425879187gmail-m-5774647939884066761gmail-m-4171596897656218249m9106775657748341738gmail-m6925426022411937115m7055967733504661449gmail-m-8968070735390492279m4896026561608388806gmail-m3918809983636524111m7068817575649352729m-6172873775242136948gmail-m-"><span style="font-size:10pt">GHSC</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span class="gmail-m_-4310865261800449425gmail-m_-8651062991425879187gmail-m-5774647939884066761gmail-m-4171596897656218249m9106775657748341738gmail-m6925426022411937115m7055967733504661449gmail-m-8968070735390492279m4896026561608388806gmail-m3918809983636524111m7068817575649352729m-6172873775242136948gmail-m-"><span style="font-size:10pt">Seminar</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Committee </span><br><span style="font-size:12.6667px"><br></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Mirus, Ben - </span><a href="mailto:bbmirus@usgs.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">bbmirus@usgs.gov</span></a><br><span style="font-size:10pt">Josh Rigler - </span><a href="mailto:erigler@usgs.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt">erigler@usgs.gov</span></a><br><span style="font-size:10pt">Oliver Boyd - </span><a href="mailto:olboyd@usgs.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt">olboyd@usgs.gov</span></a><br><br>------------------------------<wbr>-------------------<br><br><div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><p class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_-4310865261800449425gmail-m_-8651062991425879187WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Note: to add or remove your email from this list, please click the link below or send an email directly to the listserve and await further instructions. </span></div></div></div>
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