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1-3 PM Mon. and Tues. With Andrew Mccarthy. Please Start On Lab Before
1-3 PM Mon. and Tues. With Andrew Mccarthy. Please Start On Lab Before
- Rock deformation
lithostatic stress
vertical force = Vg =
L3g
vertical stress = L3g/L2
= gL
a stress traction is
a vector, like force
cos 2
2
2
1 3
S
sin 2
2
1 3
1 3
2
N
S
2
2
differential stress: ( 1- 3)
causes distortion
diameter of circle
center of circle
radius of circle
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Stress and Deformation
( D&R, 122-126; 226-252)
Important terminology/concepts
force vs. stress
static vs. dynamic equilibrium
body forces vs. contact forces
lithostatic stress
definition of stress
greatest/least principal stress directions
normal stress (traction)
shear stress (traction)
Mohr circle stress diagram
mean stress
differential stress
deviatoric stress
effective stress
pore fluid pressure
hydrostatic state of stress
dynamic/mechanical analysis