Geodynamics

Diagram of tectonic plates showing possible sources of stress.

Sources of tectonic stress. (Image by MIT OCW.)

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MIT Course Number

12.520

As Taught In

Fall 2006

Level

Graduate

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Course Description

This course deals with mechanics of deformation of the crust and mantle, with emphasis on the importance of different rheological descriptions: brittle, elastic, linear and nonlinear fluids, and viscoelastic.

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Bradford Hager. 12.520 Geodynamics. Fall 2006. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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