GEOL 60113 Structural Geomechanics
Prerequisites:GEOL 30423. Designed for science majors who wish t gain in-depth knowledge of advanced structural geology processes by understanding the response of rocks to stress. The course focuses on geomechanical principles such as rock failure/behavior, rock strength, 3D stress and the stress polygon, in situ stress, role of pore pressure, stress resolution on planes and reactivation of preexisting mechanical discontinuities. Particular emphasis is given to the determination of rock strength using micro mechanical tools and derivation of various petrophysical constraints from geophysical well logs.