03285cam a2200433 i 4500 16569101 BD-DhUL 20150113175917.0 101206t20112011enka b 001 0 eng 2010051429 9780521863926 (hardback) DLC eng DLC rda DLC BD-DhUL pcc TA706 .G83 2011 624.1 22 GUR SCI031000 bisacsh Gudmundsson, Agust. Rock Fractures in Geological Processes / Agust Gudmundsson. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011, ©2011. xiv, 578 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier USD 72.00 Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Stress; 3. Displacement and strain; 4. Relation between stress and strain; 5. Loading of brittle rock to failure; 6. Stress concentration; 7. Theories of brittle failure of rocks; 8. Extension fractures and shear fractures; 9. Displacements and driving stresses of fractures; 10. Toughness and fracture mechanics; 11. Field analysis of extension fractures; 12. Field analysis of faults; 13. Evolution of extension fractures; 14. Evolution of faults; 15. Fluid transport in rocks - the basics; 16. Fluid transport in faults; 17. Fluid transport in hydrofractures; Index. "Rock fractures control many of Earth's dynamic processes, including plate-boundary development, tectonic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and fluid transport in the crust. An understanding of rock fractures is also essential for effective exploitation of natural resources such as ground water, geothermal water, and petroleum. This book combines results from fracture mechanics, materials science, rock mechanics, structural geology, hydrogeology, and fluid mechanics to explore and explain fracture processes and fluid transport in the crust. Basic concepts are developed from first principles and illustrated with worked examples linking models of geological processes to real field observations and measurements. Many additional examples and exercises are provided online, allowing readers to practise formulating and quantitative testing of models. Rock Fractures in Geological Processes is designed for courses at the advanced undergraduate and graduate level but also forms a vital resource for researchers and industry professionals concerned with fractures and fluid transport in the Earth's crust"-- Provided by publisher. Rocks Fracture. Rock mechanics. Hydrogeology. Geology, Structural. Fluid mechanics. SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology bisacsh. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy12pdf01/2010051429.html Cover image http://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/63926/cover/9780521863926.jpg 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK rg11 2010-12-06 (telework) rg11 2010-12-06 (telework) ONIX to Gen Sci/Tech (STM) xe05 2011-08-05 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. 30483 30483 0 0 ddc 0 624_100000000000000_GUR 0 NFIC 57696 DUSL DUSL GEN 2012-12-08 Purchased 624.1 GUR 477128 2015-01-13 2015-01-13 BK