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12.524 is a survey of the mechanical behavior of rocks in natural geologic situations.
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416 years, 7 months
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15
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Topics will include a brief survey of field evidence of rock deformation, physics of plastic deformation in minerals, brittle fracture and sliding, and pressure-solution processes. We will compare results of field petrologic and structural studies to data from experimental structural geology.
Course Currilcum
- Mode, Mechanism, and Scaling of Strength: Preliminary Issues Unlimited
- Stress Strain Strength Profiles Unlimited
- Friction on Rock Interfaces Unlimited
- Fracture Surface Energy Unlimited
- Some Elastic Solutions of Interest Unlimited
- LEFM I Unlimited
- LEFM II Unlimited
- Brittle Fracture Micromechanics Unlimited
- Brief Comments on Effects of Fluids Unlimited
- Point Defects in Minerals Unlimited
- Diffusion Creep in Mono Atomic Crystal Unlimited
- Strain Production and Preferred Orientation Unlimited
- Crystal Geometry Unlimited
- Line Defects in Minerals Unlimited
- Low Temperature High Stress Laws Unlimited
