Laboratory of Experimental Rock Mechanics LEMR
The Laboratory of Experimental Rock Mechanics (LEMR) at EPFL, under the direction of Prof. Marie Violay, belongs to the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC).
The LEMR conducts research on the mechanical behaviour, physical and fluid transport properties of rock materials at sub-surface conditions. This is accomplished by means of experimental research coupled with microstructural studies of the micro-scale processes, and modelling of these processes.
The LEMR provides research, teaching and services related to rock mechanics, rock physics, and engineering geomechanics.
Latest publications
Water weakening and the compressive brittle strength of carbonates: Influence of fracture toughness and static friction
C. Noël; B. Fryer; P. Baud; M. Violay
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 2024. Vol. 177, p. 105736. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2024.105736. Frictional weakening leads to unconventional singularities during dynamic rupture propagation
F. Paglialunga; F. Passelègue; M. Lebihain; M. Violay
Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 2024. Vol. 626, p. 118550. DOI : 10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118550. A new high-pressure high-temperature deformation apparatus to study the brittle to ductile transition in rocks
G. G. Meyer; M. Acosta; H. Leclere; L. Morier; M. Teuscher et al.
Review Of Scientific Instruments. 2023-04-01. Vol. 94, num. 4, p. 043903. DOI : 10.1063/5.0135947.
Latest presentations
Investigating the nucleation of laboratory ruptures and the dependence with loading rate and geometrical heterogeneities
S. Guérin-Marthe; M. Violay
ISTerre seminar, Chambéry, April 5, 2023.
