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 from field data. ***Prerequisite: ENGG 141 (or ENGG 240) and ENPE 300.*** *Note: Students may receive credit for one of ENPE 340, ENER 381, or ENPE 495AD.*