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Rock Fracture Mechanics Semester: Spring Year: 2020 Subject Name: Geosciences Course Number: 631 Institution: UMass Amherst Study of faults, dikes, joints, veins, solution surfaces, and other fractures using field, analytical, and numerical techniques. Principles of rock fracture mechanics used to analyze these features. Applications of fracture analysis include: contribution of fractures to the flow of fluids in the upper crust, evaluation of rock excavation stability, and assessment of seismic hazards associated with active faults. Prerequisite: Geo-Sci 431 or equivalent. Variable Credit Comments: https://spire.umass.edu Linked Course: Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously. Instructor Permission: Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only. Link to Campus Courses Schedule #: 43957 Course Sections Year - Any -2021202020192018201720162015201420132012 Term - Any -FallSpring Subject Course Number Institution - Any -Amherst CollegeHampshire CollegeMount Holyoke CollegeSmith CollegeUMass Amherst Section Number Rock Fracture Mechanics Sect # Credits Instructor(s) Instructor Email Meeting Times Location 01 4.0 Michele Cooke-Andresen cooke@geo.umass.edu M W F 11:15AM 12:05PM Morrill Sci. Ctr. (II) rm 245