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Dec 07, 2025
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University General Course Catalog 2018-2019 ARCHIVED CATALOG: LINKS AND CONTENT ARE OUT OF DATE. CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR.
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GE 681 - Introduction to Geomechanics (4 units)
Essentials of rock fracture relevant to geological engineering, including stress and strain, properties and classification of continuous and discontinuous rock masses, and mechanism of rock fracture.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 332 .
Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
Offered: Every Fall
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate, through analytical papers and laboratory reports, that they can speak the mathematical language of continuum mechanics and apply this knowledge to solve diverse geological problems.
2. organize, approach, and solve multi-step Earth science and geological engineering problems. In a general, this means that students will be able to derive useful equations from fundamental governing equations and constitutive equations, list needed assumptions, and solve specific geological problems by specifying appropriate initial and boundary conditions.
3. demonstrate they have developed a useful scientific/engineering computing skill set that can be used throughout professional practice by writing basic procedural programming scripts to solve equations, complete analysis, plot results, and visualize data across a range of geological problems.
4. to read and critically evaluate relevant scientific literature in geomechanics.
5. demonstrate an advanced level of competency.
6. discuss the relationship of geomechanics in the broader context of the field.
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