# Applications of Continuum Mechanics to Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

Strain ellipses and their axes. (Image by MIT OpenCourseWare.)

### Instructor(s)

Prof. Bradford Hager

### MIT Course Number

12.005

### As Taught In

Spring 2006

### Level

Undergraduate

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Some Description
Instructor(s) | Prof.
As Taught In | Spring 2002
Course Number | 2.24
Level | Undergraduate/Graduate
Features | Lecture Notes, Student Work

## Course Description

## Course Features

- Lecture notes
- Assignments: problem sets (no solutions)

## Course Description

This course focuses on the practical applications of the continuum concept for deformation of solids and fluids, emphasizing force balance. Topics include stress tensor, infinitesimal and finite strain, and rotation tensors. Constitutive relations applicable to geological materials, including elastic, viscous, brittle, and plastic deformation are studied.

## Other Versions

## Other OCW Versions

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- 12.005 Applications of Continuum Mechanics to Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Spring 2005)

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- Earth Science > Atmospheric Science
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