Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : ER5346 : Earthquake and Volcano Deformation { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Bhaskar Kundu
Syllabus
Concept of stress and strain Rheology Earthquake cycle Post-seismic deformation Earthquake and Volcano interactions Dislocation models of Strike-Slip faults and Dip-Slip faults Crack models of faults Elastic heterogeneity Postseismic Relaxation Volcano deformation Topography and Earth curvature Gravitational effect Poroelastic effects Fault Frictions Mechanics of Earthquake and faulting Interseismic deformation and Plate Boundary Cycle Models Slow-slip events Global case studies.
Course Objectives
- To provide an idea of different processes associated with Earthquake and Volcanic activities.
- To understand the Mechanics of Earthquake and faulting
- To understand the Rheological properties of rocks
- To understand the Interseismic deformation and Plate Boundary Cycle and Slow-slip events in Global scale
Course Outcomes
To Expertise and familiarize students with earthquakes and volcanic activities and the processes controlling them. <br />Providing basic knowledge to students about the Rheological properties of rocks
Essential Reading
- Paul Segall, Earthquake and Volcano deformation, Princeton press , 2002
- Peter M. Shearer, Introduction to seismology, Cambridge University press , 2010
Supplementary Reading
- Gunter Seeber, Satellite Geodesy, Walter de Gruyter · Berlin · New York 2003 , 2nd edition, 2002
- J. Jaeger, N. G. Cook and R. Zimmerman, , Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics, Wiley-Blackwell , 4th edition, 2007
Journal and Conferences
- Wright, T. J., Elliott, J. R., Wang, H., & Ryder, I. (2013). Earthquake cycle deformation and the Moho: Implications for the rheology of continental lithosphere. Tectonophysics, 609, 504-523.
- Paterson, M. S., & Weiss, L. E. (1961). Symmetry concepts in the structural analysis of deformed rocks. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 72(6), 841-882.