Below are
some of the projects that I am currently working on at UMass-Amherst. Where
there is additional information available a link will be provided. Some relevant
publications for this work can be found on my publication page. If you are interested in more details on
these projects, please contact me at dboutt <at> geo.umass.edu
Fluid-solid coupling in geologic
materials through the combined simulation of fluids and solids in the
Lattice-Boltzmann (LB) and discrete element model (DEM) framework. With Ben Cook (Sandia National Labs) and John R. Williams
(MIT)
Click the above image
for an animation of fracture formation
Experimental work involving the
genesis of fluid pressure induced extension fractures. With Laurel Goodwin
(
Evaluating the role of till and
bedrock uplands in the water resources of the Deerfield River Watershed,
Identifying relationships between
fractures and fluid over pressure in the Uinta Basin, Utah. With Brian McPherson (
Quantifying the micromechanical effects of variable
cement in granular porous media. With Laurel Goodwin (University of
Wisconsin-Madison), Tom Buchheit and Ben Cook (Sandia National Labs)
Modeling colloid transport through real
rock fracture geometries. With Giovanni Graselli (
