Deformation of Joints/Dikes and Faults (3.5 weeks)

10/19:       Essentials of Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics

notes: Chapter 4 Elastic Theory of Fractures, Pollard

10/23        Lab: Fault propagation within a clay box

10/24:       How to use Maple

10/26:       Displacement Fields around Joints/dikes

notes: Chapter 5 Displacement fields for all modes of cracking Pollard

10/30:       Lab: Joint/dike displacement paper (Kate)

                  Start displacements around joints/dikes exercise Due 11/6

10/31 11/2: Stress field around joints/dikes

notes: Chapter 6 Stress fields for all modes of cracking, Pollard

11/6          Lab: Joint/dike stress paper (Kate)

                  Start stress field around joints exercise Due 11/13

11/7&9:    Displacement fields around Faults

notes: Chapter 5 Displacement fields for all modes of cracking, Pollard

11/13        Lab: Paper on fault displacement fields (Hatice)

                  Start displacement and stress fields around faults exercise due 11/27

11/14:       Stress fields Around Faults

notes: Chapter 6 Stress fields for all modes of cracking, Pollard

11/16        Lab: Paper on fault stress fields (Laura)