Rock Mechanics
Course number: G L E/CIV ENGR/GEOSCI/M S & E 474
Instructor: Hiroki Sone
Description: Classification of rock masses, stress and strain in rock, linear and non-linear behavior of rock, failure mechanisms, state of stress in rock masses, lab testing, geological and engineering applications.
Introduction to underground openings engineering
Course number: G L E/CIV ENGR 434
Instructor: Hiroki Sone
Description: Subsurface stress; rock failure criteria; openings in competent rock; openings in layered rocks; plastic behavior around openings in weak rock; stereographic projections and stereonet; block theory; rock bolts; stabilization methods and design.
Geomechanics
Course number: G L E/GEOSCI 596
Instructor: Hiroki Sone
Description: Observation, description, and prediction of deformation of geomechanical systems at depth, and the forces (stress) causing those deformations, relevant for petroleum/geothermal reservoirs and studies of earthquake mechanics. Emphasis on computational exercises using datasets from the petroleum industry and earthquake catalogues, as well as prediction of ground deformation.
Advanced Rock Mechanics
Course number: G L E/GEOSCI 757
Instructor: Hiroki Sone
Description: Experimental rock mechanics, rock mechanics apparatus design, static and dynamic rock friction, rate and state friction, crack phenomena and rock fracture mechanics, earthquake energy budget, elastic/viscoelastic/plastic behavior of rocks, engineering and geological applications.
Tectonophysics
Course number: G L E/GEOSCI 747
Instructor: Hiroki Sone
Description: Elasticity and flexure of the earth’s lithosphere, heat conduction, mantle convection, earthquake mechanisms, rock rheology, and fluid migration in the earth’s crust; integration of geophysical observations, laboratory experiments, and theoretical models.