Advanced Rock Mechanics
- 1. INTRODUCTION
• Course objectives
• Overview of petroleum rock mechanics
• Inherent complexities in rock mechanics
2. ROCK MATERIAL
• Reservoir rock properties; scale dependence and size effect
• Rock mass structure, discontinuities and their properties
• Collection and presentation of structural data; rock mass classification
3. ANALYSIS OF STRESS, STRAIN, AND STRENGTH
• Stress and strain tensors
• Rock deformation, strength & failure criterion
• Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion
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