Mechanical Properties of Rocks
As taught in: Fall 2005
A thin section of sheared quartzite under crossed polarized light. (Image Courtesy of Brian Evans.)
Instructors:
Prof. J. Evans
MIT Course Number:
12.524
Level:
Graduate
Course Features
Course Description
12.524 is a survey of the mechanical behavior of rocks in natural geologic situations. 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.
