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Postgraduate Course: Rock Physics (PGGE11149)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Geosciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaPostgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionPart A ? Rock deformation and fluid flow (led by Ian Main)

1. Rock failure ? brittle and ductile
2. Experimental Rock deformation: laboratory methods and demonstration (Ian Butler)
3. Coulomb friction
4. Failure criteria for ideal elastic materials
5. Fracture nucleation
6. Static fatigue
7. Fluid flow in porous, fractured media


Part B ? Geophysical properties of porous, fractured media (led by Mark Chapman)

- include anisotropy, what determines velocity resistivity etc., damage mechanics, effective medium theory, poroelasticity, seismic wave propagation, effect of P and T, upscaling etc.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Fundamental Mathematics (PGGE11142)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Block 4 (Sem 2), Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  50
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLecture1-5 09:00 - 13:00
First Class First class information not currently available
Additional information 10 lectures, 3 tutorials.
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the students should achieve the following learning outcomes:
? A familiarity with how rocks and pore fluids behave under stress in the subsurface.
? An understanding of how rock and fluid properties affect the propagation of geophysical fields, as an aid to interpreting geophysical images.
? An understanding of mathematical, physical, computational and experimental concepts and tools required to model the behaviour of reservoir rocks.

Assessment Information
100% continuous assessment
Special Arrangements
Disabled students will not be at a disadvantage for the majority of the course, as it is lecture and classroom-based.
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsRock Physics
Contacts
Course organiserProf Ian Main
Tel: (0131 6)50 4911
Email: Ian.Main@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Christine Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4866
Email: Christine.Wilson@ed.ac.uk
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