MECHANICS OF THE CONTINUUM
Academic year2016/17
CourseAPPLIED AND EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS
Code157BB
Credits6
PeriodSemester 1
LanguageItalian
| Modules | Area | Type | Hours | Teacher(s) |
| MECCANICA DEL CONTINUO | FIS/07 | LEZIONI | 48 | |
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Knowledge
Besides the knowledge of fundamentals of mechanics of continuous media, the student will be able to apply the concepts to solve problems related to the arguments of course.
The course constitutes a basic background to addressing more complex problems in Geophysics.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
The student must be able to solve problems related to the arguments presented in the course. The exam is actually a discussion aimed at ascertaining the capability of the student to address a real physical problem on the bases of his acquired knowledge. Problems are selected in order to fit the program of the Course.
Methods:
Teaching methods
Delivery: face to face
Learning activities:
- attending lectures
- individual study
Attendance: Mandatory
Teaching methods:
Syllabus
Physics of continuous media
Constitutive equations of rheology. Derivation of continuity,momentum and energy equations for continuous media. Forces on a body and the stress tensor. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors of stress tensor. Principal axes of stress. Normal stress. Shear stress. Deformations. Strain tensor. Linear Theory of Elasticity. Hooke's law. Elastic constants. Viscosity.Navier-Stokes equation.
Acustic waves. Acustic waves in gas and solids. Shear and bulk waves.
Bibliography
F.Mulargia-Un'introduzione alla meccanica delle faglie- Coop. Libraria Universitaria Bologna 2000
P.Mazzoldi,M.Nigro,C.Voci-Elementi di Fisica -EdiSES 2002
Further bibliography and useful readings will be available during the course.
During the Course, home works related to the arguments of lectures will be provided as training for the exam.
Updated: 14/11/2016 17:27
