Workshop proposal for development of a fracture processes facility at DUSEL Homestake

Homestake的深层地下科学与工程实验室（DUSEL）提供了一个进行独特实验计划的机会，可以进入垂直应力高达60 MPa（深度达2400米）的位置，足以产生断层。它还允许在不同深度的设施，允许在不同的压力水平下进行实验。这些拟议的实验需要有一个设施，能够在受控的环境中接触到深层地下的大量岩石，并鼓励进行跨学科合作; DUSEL Homestake满足了所有的条件。该奖项将把科学界的主要成员聚集在一系列的两个规划研讨会上，最终目标是制定一个将被纳入NSF DUSEL主要研究设备的建议研讨会1 -第一个拟议的研讨会将汇集6名研究人员在铅，SD与规划项目的目标，与其他研究小组和设施的接口，并确定合适的实验地点。此次规划工作将于9月30日进行。 至2009年10月2日。研讨会2 -第二次研讨会计划于2010年3月在加州伯克利举行，目的是审查提案中描述的实验设计。该讲习班将汇集15-20名从事实验各个方面工作的科学家，以及从事仪器和设备工作的工程师，以解决实施的各个方面。此外，将邀请目前未参与该项目的有关领域的专家参加讲习班，审查进展情况并提出建议。设计研讨会的目的是最终确定S5 DUSEL提案的科学目标和方法。

The Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) at Homestake presents an opportunity to conduct a unique experimental program by providing access to locations with vertical stresses as large as 60 MPa (down to 2400m depth), more than sufficient to create faults. It also allows facilities at different depths, permitting experiments to be conducted under different stress levels. These proposed experiments require a facility providing access to large rock volumes in the deep subsurface in a controlled setting, and one where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged; all the conditions are met at DUSEL Homestake.This award will bring together key members of the scientific community in a series of two planning workshops with the ultimate goal to develop a proposal that will be included in the NSF DUSEL Major Research Equipment and Facility Construction (MREFC) project in 2011.Workshop 1 - The first of the proposed workshops will bring together 6 investigators in Lead, SD with the objectives of planning the project, interfacing with other research groups and the facility, and identifying suitable locations for the experiment. This planning exercise will take place 30 Sept. to 2 Oct. 2009.Workshop 2 - A second workshop is planned for Berkeley, CA in March 2010 with the purpose of reviewing designs of experiments that will be described in the proposal. This workshop will bring together 15-20 scientists working on various aspects of the experiments with engineers working on instrumentation and equipment to address various aspects of implementation. In addition, experts from appropriate fields who are not currently involved with the project will be invited to the workshop to review progress and provide suggestions. The objective of the design workshop is to finalize scientific objectives and approach of the S5 DUSEL proposal.