The University of Sheffield
Department of Geography

Laboratory experiments

To better constrain data interpreted from the geological record I conduct experimental work using a large ring-shear apparatus stationed at the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Aarhus. The work carried out on a range of granular materials aims to establish relationships between subglacial stresses, sediment deformation, and the resultant structures. I believe that such experiments, largely neglected in the past have a great potential in advancing our knowledge of the mechanisms of ice movement and sediment transfer.

Ring-shear apparatus

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