Elements of Crustal Geomechanics
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Elements of Crustal Geomechanics

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Elements of Crustal Geomechanics

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This key textbook considers the mechanics of geomaterials at a wide range of scales, both in time and space. It provides a detailed introduction to the study of crustal geomechanics, focussing specifically on the seismogenic crust. The author demonstrates how continuum mechanics principles can provide efficient solutions to geomechanics problems at various scales, taking into account the multiphase characteristics of the geomaterials as well as discontinuities such as fractures and faults. Field and laboratory observations are combined with basic mathematical theory to build solutions with known levels of uncertainty. Particular consideration is given to the use of microseismicity. Case studies are provided, and practical results from numerical modelling are used to illustrate the applicability and limitations of current theories. Accessible explanations of mathematical formulations, convenient summaries of the key equations, and exercises make this a valuable reference for students and researchers in geomechanics, geophysics, structural geology and engineering.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9781316308196
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Geology & Earth Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Dedication page
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. 1 Geomaterials and crustal geomechanics
  9. 2 Elements of rheology
  10. 3 Forces and stresses
  11. 4 Elements of kinematics
  12. 5 Elements of linear elasticity
  13. 6 From continuum mechanics to fluid mechanics
  14. 7 Elements of linear fracture mechanics
  15. 8 Laboratory investigations on geomaterials under compression
  16. 9 Homogenized geomaterials
  17. 10 Fractures and faults
  18. 11 Elements of seismology
  19. 12 Elements of solid–fluid interactions
  20. 13 Methods for stress field evaluation from in situ observations
  21. 14 Elements of stress fields and crustal rheology
  22. Appendix: Elements of tensors in rectangular coordinates
  23. References
  24. Index