Elements of Crustal Geomechanics - Hardcover

Cornet, François Henri

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521875781 ISBN 13: 9780521875783

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2015

Synopsis

This key textbook considers the mechanics of geomaterials at a wide range of scales, both in time and space. It provides a detailed introduction to the study of crustal geomechanics, focussing specifically on the seismogenic crust. The author demonstrates how continuum mechanics principles can provide efficient solutions to geomechanics problems at various scales, taking into account the multiphase characteristics of the geomaterials as well as discontinuities such as fractures and faults. Field and laboratory observations are combined with basic mathematical theory to build solutions with known levels of uncertainty. Particular consideration is given to the use of microseismicity. Case studies are provided, and practical results from numerical modelling are used to illustrate the applicability and limitations of current theories. Accessible explanations of mathematical formulations, convenient summaries of the key equations, and exercises make this a valuable reference for students and researchers in geomechanics, geophysics, structural geology and engineering.

About this title

Book Description:

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.

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0521875781
• ISBN 13: 9780521875783
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 490