GG5210/6211 Seismology I Fall 2006



Three-Geology Student High (5.7 m) Fault Scarp Accompanying The M7.5 1959 Hebgen Lake Earthquake, West of the Yellowstone Caldera

Earthquake Correlation with Effective Elastic Thickness

Stress Changes Associated with the Hebgen Lake Earthquake

Yellowstone Hotspot Temperature Model

Class Time

MW 10:45am to 11:35am (WBB 711)
M 2:00pm to 2:50pm (WBB 711)

Objectives

This course is designed to understand the principles of Earth deformation and wave propagation in elastic and inelastic continua. The course will provide a basic understanding of continuum mechanics applied to rock deformation and of boundary value problems, followed the development of the elastic wave theory and properties of wave propagation. The topics will be used to examine Earth processes such as earthquakes and faulting, flow in the Earth materials, Earth structure, etc. Tensor and vector operators, partial differential equations, and linear algebra will be routinely used in mathematical developments.

Computer applications and practical problems in geophysics and tectonophysics will be emphasized. Students should have a command of UNIX/Linux for use of Matlab or Maple on the SUN workstations or have access to Matlab on a PC or Mac.

Prerequisites

Differential equations, partial differential equations, linear algebra, vector analysis, programming experience or equivalent, and structural geology.

TA


Katrina Settles, settles@earth.utah.edu
604 Browning Bldg
Office Hours:
Tuesday & Thursday 1:30-3:30 pm or by appointment

Wu-Lung Chang, wchang@mines.utah.edu
Jamie Farrell, jfarrell@mines.utah.edu
Christine Puskas, cmpuskas@mines.utah.edu
706 Browning Bldg
Open door office hours
or by appointment

 

Class Resources

  • Class Schedule
  • Class Syllabus
  • Lecture Notes:

     

    Class Handouts

     

    PowerPoint Presentations

     

    Computer Tutorials

     

    Homework Assignments

     

    Matlab Exercises

     

    Reading Assignments

    Reading in professional papers with written abstracts and classroom presentations will be assigned.

    Term Project and Final Exam

    A term project will be developed that demonstrates the methodologies and principles of the course. The projects will be done in pairs of graduate and undergraduate students where possible. The project may take the place of the final exam as voted on by class.

     

    Grading

    Two, 1-hour exams 30%
    Homework and computer problems 30%
    Term project 20%
    Final 20%
    total 100%

     

    Textbooks and References

     

    Computing

    Use of Matlab (or Maple, which is not supported by us) and related programs on the college and SUN workstations as available. Accounts on the college SUN workstations will be available and required for class. For those who do not have a UNIX background, a UNIX Tutorial program (Windows environment) is available to get you started. This program is located on SUN workstations served by the college SUN Sparc stations. Apllications for college computer accounts are available from the college consultant, 1st floor CMES building.

     

    Links

  • UU Seismology and Active Tectonics Research Group
  • UU Geology and Geophysics Home Page
  • UU Seismographs Stations
  • College of Mines and Earth Sciences
  • University of Utah Home Page

     

    This page was last modified on 8-28-06 .