12.520 Geodynamics, Fall 2005
Sources of tectonic stress. (Image by MIT OCW.)
Highlights of this Course
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.
Technical Requirements
Special software is required to use some of the files in this course: .avi.