Assisted rock mechanics

The Geo-Technical test Assisted with Acoustic Emissions (AE), provide internal information on how a rock sample is failing at all times when it is subjected to UCS, TX, Ti or other kind of tests. With this technique, it is possible to define and visualize exactly, at what stress levels the initiation of cracks Ci (Crack Initiation) occurs, and the coalescence between these Cd (crack interaction). The CI and CD thresholds are two relevant parameters for the design of underground excavations. These parameters are used as input variables in geomechanical stability studies, cracking processes of structures such as caves, tunnels, among others. An advantage of this technique is that it also allows the construction of micro seismicity curves similar to those of Gutenberg Richter. For what? To project how seismogenic the rock mass is before, during and after its exploitation.