Rock Mechanics
- introduction to rock mechnics
- . 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
. ANALYSIS OF STRESS, STRAIN, AND STRENGTH
• Stress and strain tensors
• Rock deformation, strength & failure criterion
• Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion
• Effects of pore fluid, temperature, fractures
• Size and scale effects
• Determination of rock strength; static & dynamic