Showing posts with label rock fracture mechanics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rock fracture mechanics. Show all posts

Monday, June 28, 2010

Anthony Ingraffea of Cornell University: Hydrofracking Part III


Part III of Dr. Ingraffea's talk on hydrofracking.

Watch Part II of this talk here.  Part I is here.

Dr. Ingraffea: Hydrofracking Part II


Part II of a talk by Dr. Anthony Ingraffea of Cornell University, and an expert in hydraulic rock fracturing.  You may be surprised at what he has to say about what is happening in the Marcellus Shale.

Watch Part III of this talk here. Part I is here.

Dr. Ingraffea Teaches the Hydrofracking Basics: Part I


Anthony Ingraffea, PhD, gave a talk in Penn Yan, NY, on March 2, 2010.  Here is Part I of that lecture (running about 8 minutes).  Dr. Ingraffea received his PhD in rock fracture mechanics, a field which is almost unknown today, and few people have this rare degree.  Dr. Ingraffea worked at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, for 33 years, in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department.  He did research in hydraulic rock fracture in particular.  He has also served as princial investigator for such organizations as NASA, Kodak, the U. S. Army, IBM, Schlumberger, Digital Equipment Corporation, and Boeing.

In this talk, Dr. Ingraffea focuses on hydrofracking and the Marcellus Shale.  He has a unique way of explaining the process in a very understandable way.  And he highlights the dangers of the process which he has studied and researched for decades.

Watch Part III of this presentation here. Part II is here.