Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 12.005 (Spring 2006) 
• Course Title:
• Applications of Continuum Mechanics to Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Bradford Hager 
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  12.005 Applications of Continuum Mechanics to Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2006

  
  
  

  
  
  

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  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course focuses on the practical applications of the continuum concept for deformation of solids and fluids, emphasizing force balance. Topics include stress tensor, infinitesimal and finite strain, and rotation tensors. Constitutive relations applicable to geological materials, including elastic, viscous, brittle, and plastic deformation are studied.