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Class	Instructor	Materials
GE 744: Mechanics of Fractures in Rock SPRING 2011	R.A. Schultz	Reading list Term Paper: A term paper is required. It is not a book report or literature review (for which no credit will be given). Instead, it is to be an original investigation of a problem in geologic fracture mechanics that you pose and evaluate (and solve) using the new methods that you are learning in this seminar. A one-paragraph prospectus of what you propose to do is required and must be approved before starting work on the paper. High professional standards of writing and referencing are expected; all graphics and tables must be computer generated; no hand-drawn materials or scanned figures from books, the web, or other sources can be used. All your work must be original. Length: 10–20 pages, exclusive of figures, tables, and references Prospectus due: Thursday Term paper due: Thursday April xx, 2011 Introduction- Chapter 1 (Geologic Structural Discontinuities) Chapter 2 (mode-I) Chapter 9 (LEFM) Chapter 10 (GFM)


GE 481/681: Introduction to Geomechanics FALL 2009	R.A. Schultz	Syllabus (Word) RMR project (Word) Homeworks: Problem 14a can be found at the end of Chapter 3 (Basic Stress and Strain), which you should download and start reading for Tuesday's class. The problem is due on Thursday September 17, 2009. Anderson's fault classification scheme Hoek-Brown history Hoek-Brown 2002 Midterm Exam Topics Chapter 1 (Geologic Structural Discontinuities): Schultz, R.A. (2009). Chapter 3 (Stress and Failure): Schultz, R.A. (2009). Chapter 8 (Basic Stress and Strain, StressCons): Schultz, R.A. (2009). Chapter 9 (Fracture Mechanics): Schultz, R.A. (2009). Faults pdf (Schultz, R.A., 2009). References for Schmidt Hammer: Aufmuth, R.E. 1973, A systematic determination of engineering criteria for rocks, Bull. Assoc. Eng. Geol. 11 (1973), pp. 235-245. Deere, D.U., Miller, R.P., 1966. Engineering classification and index properties for intact rocks. Tech Report. Air Force Weapons Lab., New Mexico, No. AFNL-TR, pp. 65-116. Kirtland. International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM), 1981, Suggested methods for determining hardness and abrasiveness of rocks. In: E.T. Brown, Editor, Rock Characterization, Testing and Monitoring: ISRM Suggested Methods, Pergamon, Oxford, pp. 95–96. Aydin, A., 2008, ISRM suggested method for determination of the Schmidt hammer rebound hardness: Revised version, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 46, 627-634. References for RMR Project: Bieniawski, Z.T., 1989, Engineering Rock Mass Classifications, Wiley, New York. (hand-out chapters 3 [Early RM Classification Systems] and 4 [RMR]) Brady, B.H.G., and E.T. Brown, 1993, Rock Mechanics for Underground Mining, 2nd. ed., Chapman and Hall, London. Schultz, R.A., 2009, Fractures and Deformation Bands in Rock: A Field Guide and Journey into Geologic Fracture Mechanics, Oxford University Press, unpublished book (class hand-out chapters 1 [Geologic Structural Discontinuities], 3 [Stress and Failure], and 8 [Basic Stress and Strain]). Schultz and Balasko (2003) Okubo and Schultz (2006) Fossen et al. (2007) Final Exam Topics

GE 250: Geology for Engineers FALL 2009	R.A. Schultz	Syllabus Metamorphic Grade chart; see also http://mineral-rock.blogspot.com/2005/10/rock-index-metamorphic.html Review sheet for Midterm Exam #1 as pdf Map of seafloor ages Convection cells in the Earth Chapter 1 (Geologic Structural Discontinuities): Schultz, R.A. (2009). Chapter 8 (Basic Stress and Strain, StressCons): Schultz, R.A. (2009). Review sheet for Midterm Exam #2: on Tuesday November 24; please download and read the article by Ruddiman (2003) for our next class, Tuesday December 1, 2009. Review sheet for Final Exam The Final Exam is scheduled for 7.30-9.30 am on Friday Dec. 12. Ruddiman (2003)

Updated Wednesday, November 18, 2009