Mechanical Properties of Rocks

Calendar

WEEK #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Strength Profiles in the Earth
2	Constitutive Relations, Elasticity	Problem set 1: Strength of the Lithosphere due
3-4	Friction in Rocks	Lab I: Image Analysis
5-6	Fracture Surface Energy and Elastic Solutions of Interest	Lab II: Mechanical Properties of Rocks
7	Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (LEFM)	Problem set 2: Stresses, Friction, and Elastic Problems due
8-9	Brittle Failure Modes	Midterms
10	Crystal Plastic Mechanisms: Diffusion Creep
11-12	Dislocation Creep
13-14	Student Papers