The below table contains notes distributed to the class to supplement the lectures.
| WEEK # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Strength Profiles in the Earth |
Mode, Mechanism, and Scaling of Strength: Preliminary Issues (PDF) |
|
2 |
Constitutive Relations, Elasticity |
|
|
3-4 |
Friction in Rocks |
Friction on Rock Interfaces (PDF) |
|
5-6 |
Fracture Surface Energy and Elastic Solutions of Interest |
Fracture Surface Energy (PDF) Some Elastic Solutions of Interest (PDF) |
|
7 |
Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (LEFM) |
LEFM I (PDF) LEFM II (PDF) |
|
8-9 |
Brittle Failure Modes |
Brittle Fracture Micromechanics (PDF) Brief Comments on Effects of Fluids (PDF) |
|
10 |
Crystal Plastic Mechanisms: Diffusion Creep |
Point Defects in Minerals (PDF) Diffusion Creep in Mono Atomic Crystal (PDF) |
|
11-12 |
Dislocation Creep |
Strain Production and Preferred Orientation (PDF) Crystal Geometry (PDF) Line Defects in Minerals (PDF) Low Temperature High Stress Laws (PDF) |
|
13-14 |
Student Papers |
