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A detailed introduction to the study of crustal geomechanics, particularly the seismogenic crust, with exercises, solutions, and field-based datasets.
List of contents
Preface; 1. Geomaterials and crustal geomechanics; 2. Elements of rheology; 3. Forces and stresses; 4. Elements of kinematics; 5. Elements of linear elasticity; 6. From continuum mechanics to fluid mechanics; 7. Elements of linear fracture mechanics; 8. Laboratory investigations on geomaterials under compression; 9. Homogenized geomaterials; 10. Fractures and faults; 11. Elements of seismology; 12. Elements of solid-fluid interactions; 13. Methods for stress fields evaluation from in situ observations; 14. Elements of stress fields and crustal rheology; References; Appendix A. Elements of tensors in rectangular coordinates; Index.
About the author
François Henri Cornet is a Professor at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg. Prior to this he worked in the Department of Seismology at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, and was also Visiting Scientist at Stanford University and at The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His main research interests are in rock mechanics – specialising in measurement and modelling of stress fields; in rock-fluid interactions, including induced seismicity and application to geothermal energy development; and in the development of large scale, in situ, geophysical laboratories. Professor Cornet has extensive experience of teaching geomechanics courses at the undergraduate and graduate level, and has also consulted internationally on stress field evaluations.
Summary
Focussing specifically on crustal geomechanics, this introductory textbook uses continuum mechanics principles to describe the mechanical behaviour of various geomaterials that form the seismogenic crust. Including case studies, basic mathematical solutions, laboratory experiments and sets of exercises, this book is ideal for students in geomechanics, geophysics and structural geology.
