Applications of Continuum Mechanics to Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

Figure showing strain ellipse and reciprocal strain ellipse.

Strain ellipses and their axes. (Image by MIT OpenCourseWare.)

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12.005

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Spring 2006

Level

Undergraduate

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Course Description

This course focuses on the practical applications of the continuum concept for deformation of solids and fluids, emphasizing force balance. Topics include stress tensor, infinitesimal and finite strain, and rotation tensors. Constitutive relations applicable to geological materials, including elastic, viscous, brittle, and plastic deformation are studied.

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Bradford Hager. 12.005 Applications of Continuum Mechanics to Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Spring 2006. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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