Mechanical Properties of Rocks

Readings

WEEK #	TOPICS	READINGS
1	Strength Profiles in the Earth	Kohlstedt, D. L., B. Evans, and S. M. Mackwell. “Strength of the lithosphere: Constraints imposed by laboratory experiments.” Journal of Geophysical Research 100 (1995): 17857-17603. Jackson, James. “Strength of the continental lithosphere: Time to abandon the jelly sandwich?” GSA Today 12, no. 9 (2002): 4-10.
2	Constitutive Relations, Elasticity	Nye, J. F. “Elastic behavior of single crystals: Anisotropy.” In Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology. New York, NY: Pergamon; 1st edition , 2001, pp. 2415-2423. ISBN: 9780080431529.
3-4	Friction in Rocks	Marone, C. J. “Laboratory derived friction laws and their application to faulting.” Annual Review of Earth Sciences 26 (1998): 643.
5-6	Fracture Surface Energy and Elastic Solutions of Interest
7	Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (LEFM)	Lockner, D. A. “Rock failure.” In Rock Physics and Phase Relations: A Handbook of Physical Constants. Edited by T. J. Ahrens. Vol. 3. Washington, DC: American Geophysical Union, 1995, pp. 127-146. ISBN: 9780875908533. Johnson, A. M. Physical Processes in Geology. San Francisco, CA: Freeman Cooper, 1984. ISBN: 9780877353201. Pollard, D. D. “Elementary fracture mechanics applied to the structural interpretation of dykes.” In Mafic Dyke Swarms. Edited by H. C. Halls and W. F. Fahrig. Geological Assoc of Canada, 1987, pp. 5-24. ———. “Illustrations of the state of stress about an elliptical cavity.” Tectonophysics 19 (1973): 233-269. Pollard, D. D., and A. Aydin. “Propagation and Linkage of Oceanic Ridge Segments.” Journal of Geophysical Research 89 (1984): 17-28. ———. “Progress in Understanding Jointing over the Past Century.” Geological Society of America Bulletin 100 (1988): 1181-1204.
8-9	Brittle Failure Modes	Wong, T.-f., C. David, and W. Zhu. “The transition from brittle faulting to cataclastic flow in porous sandstones: Mechanical deformation.” Journal of Geophysical Research 102 (1997): 3009-3025. Zhu, W., and T.-f. Wong. “The transition from brittle faulting to cataclastic flow: Permeability evolution.” Journal of Geophysical Research 102 (1997): 3027-3041.
10	Crystal Plastic Mechanisms: Diffusion Creep	Diffusion Data for Silicate Minerals, Glasses, and Liquids (PDF - 1.4 MB)
11-12	Dislocation Creep
13-14	Student Papers