Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : ER5247 : Rheology of the Earth { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Bhaskar Kundu
Syllabus
Continuum mechanics and Rheology Stress, deformation and strain Elasticity, Flow, Strain rate, Viscosity and Plasticity Continuum approach of Earth - Short term scale vs Long term scale process of the Earth, Internal composition of Earth and its rheological variations, Earthquake cycle, Post-seismic deformation, Earthquake and Volcano interactions Strength profile of continental lithosphere Experimental data on rock deformation – influence of P, T and fluid.
Course Objectives
- To provide fundamental concept related to Rheological properties of the Earth.
- To understand the occurrence of earthquakes and its different cycle
- To understand how strain/stress is accommodated in the ductile and brittle part of the crust
- To understand how rock deforms under different temperature and pressure conditions
Course Outcomes
Expertise students regarding basic concepts about the Rheological properties of the Earth. <br />Expertise students about the occurrence of earthquakes and rock deforms under different temperature and pressure conditions.
Essential Reading
- Shun-Ichiro Karato, Deformation of Earth Materials, Cambridge University press , 2008
- G. Ranalli, The Rheology of Earth, Cambridge University press , 1998
Supplementary Reading
- J. Jaeger, N. G. Cook and R. Zimmerman, Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics, Wiley-Blackwell , 4th edition, 2007
- Paul Segall, Earthquake and Volcano deformation, Princeton press , 2002
Journal and Conferences
- Bucher, W. H. (1939). Deformation of the Earth’s Crust. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, 50(3), 421-432.
- Paterson, M. S., & Weiss, L. E. (1961). Symmetry concepts in the structural analysis of deformed rocks. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 72(6), 841-882.