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Dec 05, 2025
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2025-2026 Graduate 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. Crosslisted with CEE 434. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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