Rock Mechanics

3 credits

Stress and strain tensors, rock elasticity, mechanical properties of rocks, effective stress concept, anisotropy, time-dependent effects, constitutive modeling of rocks, failure mechanics, rock properties from laboratory experiments, rock properties from field data. ***Prerequisite: ENGG 141 and ENER 301.*** *Note: Students may receive credit for one of ENPE 340 or ENER 381.*