Rock Deformation Resources

EOSC111: Current Topics

Earthquake Prediction

Reading: Earthquake prediction discussion
Reading: Earthquake lights
Reading: Animal behaviour
Reading: Earthquake clouds

EOSC364: Rock Deformation

Lectures:

Stress 1
Stress 2
Griffith theory
Fracture mechanics
Fracture and faulting
Fluid Effects
Friction Basic Concepts
Rate and State Friction
Earthquake Mechanics
San Andreas Fault
Brittle Ductile Transitions

Lecture notes

2D Stress theory
Brittle fracture
Fracture mechanics
Rate and State Friction

Practicals

Practical 1
Practical 2
Practical 3
Practical 4
Practical 5
Practical 6

Past Exam Papers

Please note: these papers are for an old course, but Part A will be fairly representative of the questions you will be asked in the first half of the Rock Deformation course.

2003 | 2004 | 2005