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Nov 25, 2024
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2020-2021 Graduate Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: CONTENT MAY NOT BE CURRENT. USE THE DROP DOWN ABOVE TO ACCESS THE CURRENT CATALOG.
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CEE 634 - Rock Mechanics Credits 3
Mechanical behavior of rock with engineering and geologic application; basic solid mechanics and rheology of rocks; rock testing; theories of failure; Griffith theory, McClintock-Walsh theory; scale effects and creep. Engineering applications in tunneling and dam foundations. Geologic applications in faulting, folding, isostasy, igneous intrusion, and petroleum formation.
Notes This course is crosslisted with CEE 434. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
Grading Letter Grade
Prerequisites Graduate Standing
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