Dr Daniel Viete - Researcher Profile

Biography

I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Civil Engineering. My engineering expertise is in geomechanics, geothermics and fracture flow, applied to understanding the behaviour of rock systems.

My current research focusses on the 'scale effect' in rock mechanics, applied to the improved use of laboratory data in large-scale slope stability design. I have additional reseach interests in sustainable use of the deep Earth, including development of understanding on challenges faced in geological CO2 sequestration, enhanced geothermal energy and deep nuclear disposal.

Much of my previous research has been in the area of tectonics. I have experience in structural geology, metamorphic petrology and geochemistry. My research in tectonics has mainly concerned heat production, conduction and advection in the Earth's crust, focussing on the tectonothermal processes that operate at convergent margins and the metamorphic signatures they produce.

Keywords

Geomechanics, Geothermics, Hydraulics, Tectonics, coal, co2 sequestration,adsorptive weakening, geomechanics, permeability

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSPHY

Institution: Australian National University

Year awarded: 2009

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONS)

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2005

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2004