HM276000 Rock Deformation I

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Science

Lecture Code HM276000 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 岩石変形学Ｉ

Subject Name
（Katakana）ガンセキヘンケイガク１

Subject Name in
English Rock Deformation I

Instructor OKAZAKI KEISHI,KATAYAMA IKUO

Instructor
(Katakana) オカザキ　ケイシ,カタヤマ　イクオ

Campus 　 Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  First Semester,  2Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Weds3-4,Thur7-8：SCI A017

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Mainly by lecture writing on the blackboard, using PC-Projector, hard copy

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction B : Japanese／English

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 25 : Science and Technology

Course Area（Discipline） 04 : Earth and Planetary Science

Eligible Students 3rd grade students of the Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science, Faculty of Science

Keywords Geologic structure, Stress and strain, Fluid and Deformation, fault and Earthquake, Earth Tectonics

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Understanding the knowledge of Earthquake, structure of the Earth's interior and dynamics
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Earth and Planetary Systems Science
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・To acquire understanding and  technical knowledge about earthquake phenomena and the earth's internal structure.

Earth and Planetary Systems Science
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・To acquire understanding and  technical knowledge about earthquake phenomena and the earth's internal structure.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This lecture aims to master the fundamental theory of rock deformation and Earth Tectonics.

Class Schedule lesson1 stress and strain, unit system, various strain response, deformation structure of rock
lesson2 principal axis of stress, plain stress and force balance
lesson3 derivation of Mohr's stress circle
lesson4 friction and failure, angle of internal friction, failure criterion
lesson5 relationship between stress field and type of fault, brittle shear zone, "Riedel shear plane"
lesson6 finite strain and strain elipsoid, "Flin diagram", ductile shear zone
lesson7 strength profile of lithosphere and deformation of island-arc crust, lateral displacement tectonics
lesson8 fold and fold mechanism
lesson9 deformation structure of rock and determination of shear sence
lesson10 water control for rock failure and abnormal fluid pressure
lesson11 constitutive equation for the underground migration of fluid
lesson12 brittle-plastic transition
lesson13 seismic and aseismic slip
lesson14 seismic energy and shear heating
lesson15 water control for earthquake

final exam is scheduled

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Hobbs，B．E．，Means，W．D．and Williams，P．F．，1976．An 0utline of Structural Geology. John Wiley＆Sons, 571pp.
Jaeger, J．C．，1969．Elasticity，Fracture and Flow with Engineering and Geological Applications．Methuen ＆Co．Ltd，268pp.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) PC-Projector

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Important keywords often used in individual lesson are given as follows.
lesson 1: brittleness, ductility, plasticity, elasticity, viscosity
lesson 2: principal stress
lesson 3: Mohr’s circle
lesson 4: angle of internal friction
lesson 5: three types of faults
lesson 6: Flinn diagram
lesson 7: strength profile of continental crust
lesson 8: fold
lesson 9: shear sense
lesson 10: effective pressure
lesson 11: permeability
lesson 12: brittle-plastic transition
lesson 13: rate- and state- dependent friction law
lesson 14: shear heating, shear localization
lesson 15: effective pressure, Mohr envelope, dehydration embrittlement

Requirements

Grading Method writing assignment (30%), final exam(60%) and manner(10%)

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Science
Lecture Code	HM276000	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	岩石変形学Ｉ
Subject Name （Katakana）	ガンセキヘンケイガク１
Subject Name in English	Rock Deformation I
Instructor	OKAZAKI KEISHI,KATAYAMA IKUO
Instructor (Katakana)	オカザキ　ケイシ,カタヤマ　イクオ
Campus		Semester/Term	3rd-Year, First Semester, 2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Weds3-4,Thur7-8：SCI A017
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Mainly by lecture writing on the blackboard, using PC-Projector, hard copy
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	25 : Science and Technology
Course Area（Discipline）	04 : Earth and Planetary Science
Eligible Students	3rd grade students of the Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science, Faculty of Science
Keywords	Geologic structure, Stress and strain, Fluid and Deformation, fault and Earthquake, Earth Tectonics
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Understanding the knowledge of Earthquake, structure of the Earth's interior and dynamics
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Earth and Planetary Systems Science （Knowledge and Understanding）・To acquire understanding and technical knowledge about earthquake phenomena and the earth's internal structure. Earth and Planetary Systems Science （Knowledge and Understanding）・To acquire understanding and technical knowledge about earthquake phenomena and the earth's internal structure.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This lecture aims to master the fundamental theory of rock deformation and Earth Tectonics.
Class Schedule	lesson1 stress and strain, unit system, various strain response, deformation structure of rock lesson2 principal axis of stress, plain stress and force balance lesson3 derivation of Mohr's stress circle lesson4 friction and failure, angle of internal friction, failure criterion lesson5 relationship between stress field and type of fault, brittle shear zone, "Riedel shear plane" lesson6 finite strain and strain elipsoid, "Flin diagram", ductile shear zone lesson7 strength profile of lithosphere and deformation of island-arc crust, lateral displacement tectonics lesson8 fold and fold mechanism lesson9 deformation structure of rock and determination of shear sence lesson10 water control for rock failure and abnormal fluid pressure lesson11 constitutive equation for the underground migration of fluid lesson12 brittle-plastic transition lesson13 seismic and aseismic slip lesson14 seismic energy and shear heating lesson15 water control for earthquake final exam is scheduled
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Hobbs，B．E．，Means，W．D．and Williams，P．F．，1976．An 0utline of Structural Geology. John Wiley＆Sons, 571pp. Jaeger, J．C．，1969．Elasticity，Fracture and Flow with Engineering and Geological Applications．Methuen ＆Co．Ltd，268pp.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	PC-Projector
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Important keywords often used in individual lesson are given as follows. lesson 1: brittleness, ductility, plasticity, elasticity, viscosity lesson 2: principal stress lesson 3: Mohr’s circle lesson 4: angle of internal friction lesson 5: three types of faults lesson 6: Flinn diagram lesson 7: strength profile of continental crust lesson 8: fold lesson 9: shear sense lesson 10: effective pressure lesson 11: permeability lesson 12: brittle-plastic transition lesson 13: rate- and state- dependent friction law lesson 14: shear heating, shear localization lesson 15: effective pressure, Mohr envelope, dehydration embrittlement
Requirements
Grading Method	writing assignment (30%), final exam(60%) and manner(10%)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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