Research into geodynamic processes requires the quantification and characterization of the controlling factors. The Laboratory for Experimental Tectonics at the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences (HelTec) is an integrated laboratory that models geodynamic processes using a wide variety of tools and methods.

Equipment: Rheometry, Viscosimeter, Ring-shear tester, Axial tester, Sonic/Ultrasonic probing, Sandbox standards (compression, extension, strike-slip), Vice setup (pure shear), Gravitational/isostatic flow, Intrusion, Impact, Custom mades, Digital image correlation, Laserscanner, Force/pressure sensors, MEMS accelerometers, Piezotransducers

Petroleum Experts Limited (Petex) has granted 10 academic licences of the MOVE Suite Software to Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences