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GG5210/6211 Seismology I Fall 2004
Three-Geology Student High (5.7 m) Fault Scarp Accompanying The M7.5 1959 Hebgen Lake Earthquake, West of the Yellowstone Caldera
Earthquake Correlation with Effective Elastic Thickness
Stress Changes Associated with the Hebgen Lake Earthquake
Yellowstone Hotspot Temperature Model
Class Time
MWF, 10:45am to 11:35am (WBB 212)
Objectives
This course is designed to understand the principles of Earth deformation and wave propagation in elastic and inelastic continua. The course will provide a basic understanding of continuum mechanics applied to rock deformation and of boundary value problems, followed the development of the elastic wave theory and properties of wave propagation. The topics will be used to examine Earth processes such as earthquakes and faulting, flow in the Earth materials, Earth structure, etc. Tensor and vector operators, partial differential equations, and linear algebra will be routinely used in mathematical developments.
Computer applications and practical problems in geophysics and tectonophysics will be emphasized. Students should have a command of UNIX/Linux for use of Matlab or Maple on the SUN workstations or have access to Matlab on a PC or Mac.
Prerequisites
Differential equations, partial differential equations, linear algebra, vector analysis, programming experience or equivalent, and structural geology.
TA
Bonnie Pickering, bpickering@mines.utah.edu 706 Browning Bldg Office phone: 581-7856 Cell phone: 231-2335 Official office hours: M-F 9:00-10:30 or by appointment
Reading in professional papers with written abstracts and classroom presentations will be assigned.
Term Project and Final Exam
A term project will be developed that demonstrates the methodologies and principles of the course. The projects will be done in pairs of graduate and undergraduate students where possible. The project may take the place of the final exam as voted on by class.
Use of Matlab (or Maple, which is not supported by us) and related programs on the college and SUN workstations as available. Accounts on the college SUN workstations will be available and required for class. For those who do not have a UNIX background, a UNIX Tutorial program (Windows environment) is available to get you started. This program is located on SUN workstations served by the college SUN Sparc stations. Apllications for college computer accounts are available from the college consultant, 1st floor CMES building.
