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ESS 311: Geomechanics (5) NW

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Quick Info

Instructors: George Bergantz
Offered: Winter Quarter
Credits: 5 Credits
Format: 1 hour lecture MWF, (2) 2 hour labs TTh.
Course Fee: $10 for labs
Prerequisites: Either MATH 125 or QSCI 292; either PHYS 114 and PHYS 117 or PHYS 121, reccomended: ESS 310 or permission of the instructor
Sample Syllabus: ESS 311 WIN 12 Syllabi

Learning Goals

Students will be able to describe, understand, and apply continuum mechanics:

  1. elasticity
  2. flid dynamics
  3. diffusion
  4. porous flow
  5. multiphase flow
  6. dimensional analysis
  7. and natural convection

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