Strain ellipses and their axes. (Image by MIT OpenCourseWare.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Bradford Hager
MIT Course Number
12.005
As Taught In
Spring 2006
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
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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