Hiroshima University Syllabus

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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:AdSM 402N
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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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   
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Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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