About the Australian Palaeo-Stress Map Project

Using the engineering finite element modelling software package ABAQUS I have modelled the horizontal compressive stress of the Indo-Australian plate for time periods dating from the Eocene. This work was carried out as part of the Tectonic Reactivation and Palaeo-Stress (TRAPS) project in collaboration with Shell, BHP Billiton, Woodside Petroleum and SANTOS in order to create a framework for predicting the tectonic reactivation of faults. This research has also been utilised by gold mining companies to assist exploration and may also prove very useful to seismic studies of Australia.