Fundamentals of Rock Physics

Introducing the physical principles of rock physics, this upper-level textbook includes problem sets, focus boxes and MATLAB exercises.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Density and porosity; 3. Stresses in rocks; 4. Mechanical strain and elastic moduli; 5. Permeability of rocks; 6. Mechanical properties of fluid-bearing rocks; 7. Acoustic properties of rocks; 8. Electric resistivity; 9. Dielectric properties; 10. Magnetic properties of rocks; 11. Thermal properties of rocks and minerals; 12. Radioactive properties of rocks; Index.

About the author

Nikolai Bagdassarov is a professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at Goethe University, Germany. He is a fellow of the Humboldt Foundation, Head of the Rock Physics Laboratory and Professor of Geophysics at Frankfurt University, and has been a member of the American Geophysical Union since 1991. He has more than sixty peer-reviewed publications in the field of rock physics and is an experienced lecturer, having taught courses on geophysics and rock physics, physics of magmas and volcanoes, and rock mechanics at Goethe University Frankfurt since 1995.

Summary

This text introduces the physical principles of rock physics, covering elements of mineral physics, petrology and rock mechanics, and theoretical, laboratory and field-based methods. With end of chapter problems and MATLAB exercises, it is ideal for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students studying rock physics and petroleum engineering.

Product details

• Authors: Nikolai Bagdassarov, Nikolai (Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt Bagdassarov
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781108422109
• ISBN: 978-1-108-42210-9
• No. of pages: 562
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Geophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Geophysics, Petrology, Rocks, minerals & fossils, Rocks, minerals and fossils: general interest, Petroleum & oil industries, Petroleum, oil and gas industries, Mining technology & engineering, Mining technology and engineering, Petrology, petrography and mineralogy, earthquake engineering