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Rock mechanics

Smoy – market leader in rock mechanical investigations and installations

Smoy performs in-situ rock stress measurements by two-dimensional hydraulic fracturing and three-dimensional over coring method. Smoy measures elastic parameters of bed rock in-situ using seismic P and S waves. Smoy performs versatile bed rock stability measurements and installs automatic monitoring systems for bed rock and movement. The services of Smoy include surveying, monitoring, advisory services and technical reporting.

  • Rock stress measurements in situ
  • Installation of extensometres
  • Installation of temperature and pressure sensors
  • Installation of monitoring systems
  • Determination of elastic properties of rock and rock samples in the field and laboratory

Equipment »

Monitoring Manufacturer Type
Installation tools for in-hole sensors Smoy  
Convergennce tape Interfels GmbH K
Incremental extensometer reading device Interfels GmbH Increx
Extensometer dial gauge Sylvac S.A. S229
Vibrating wire reading device Geokon Inc. GK - 401
Temperature reading device Interfels GmbH AD 592
In Situ Stress measurements Manufacturer Type
Over coring equipment, hole diameter 116 mm Mindata Ltd CSIRO
Hydraulic fracturing equipment, hole diameter 38, 46 or 56 mm Mindata Ltd Mini Frac
Elastic Parameters of Rock Samples Manufacturer Type
Rocktester instrument Bemek AB  

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Rockmechanical Services (196 kt)

Contact

If you have any questions about this subject, please contact us:
Antti Kivinen
Geophysicist

+358 20 776 0206
+358 40 539 4224

Tero Laurila
Survey Manager

+358 20 776 0209
+358 40 047 8433

Klaus Varis
Survey Technician

+358 20 776 0207
+358 44 381 1850