SE 249. Rock Mechanics and Engineering (4 units)
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Description
Origins of rock, intact rock stress-strain behavior and testing, theory of poroelasticity, fracture behavior and permeability, elastic description of orthotropic and transversely isotropic rock mass. Engineering topics include excavations, foundations, stresses around the circular hole in rock, principles of hydraulic fracturing. Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Prerequisite courses
SE 249 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have SE 249 as a prerequisite.