GMI - Research Facilities


The GMI research group has up-to-date research facilities for conducting comprehensive research in geomechanics and mining engineering. The following is a list of some of the equipment:

rock drills
rock saws
rock sample grinding machines
compressive loading machines
point load test machine
direct shear testing devices
Brazilian (indirect tension) testing device
flexural (3-point loading) testing device
acoustic testing systems
numerical modeling software
mine ventilation testing and measurements
various devices for concrete and tailings tests.


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