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Rock Mechanics

Course Code :
MAN 301
Level :
Undergraduate
Course Hours :
2.00 Hours
Department :
Department of Petroleum Engineering

Instructor information :

Title:Teaching Assistant
Name: Akram Rabie Hamed Ragheb Tobar
Office hours:-Hours

Area of Study :

The course aims to familiarize the 3rd year students with the Stress analysis, strain analysis, stress strain relations, some important problems in rock mechanics, rock behavior and loads, theories of rock failures.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Rock Mechanics

Ability to bear stresses ,compressive strength, tensile strength, deformation response to stresses, elastic moduli, Poisson’s ratio, principal stresses, in-situ stress regime, total-stress and effectivestress, temperature effects, nature and origin of pore pressure, faulting and folding, tectonics, regional structural analysis, regional and localized stress, stresses around boreholes, overburden stress, horizontal stresses, mini-frac tests, formation testers, other pressure transient techniques, and tool deployment unconfined compression, triaxial compression, hydrostatic compression, poly-axial, multi-stage triaxial, thick-walled cylinder, direct tensile strength, indirect (Brazilian) tensile strength, direct shear, uniaxial strain (compaction), and “quick look” (rock hardness) and “scratch” tests, geological/mapping methods, wireline logging techniques, analastic strain recovery, differential strain curve analysis, acoustic anisotropy.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Rock Mechanics

Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1-	Explain mechanical and physical properties for different types of rocks.
2-	Describe laboratory and in-situ tests for different types of rocks.
3-	List methodologies of solving rock engineering problems and data collection.

b. Intellectual Skills:

1-	Review appropriate solutions for engineering problems based on analytical thinking.
2-	Apply a creative and innovative way in rock failures problem solving and design.

c. Professional and Practical Skills:

1-	Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, information technology, design, business context and engineering practice integrally to solve engineering problems.
2-	Merge the engineering knowledge, understanding, and feedback professionally to improve design, products and/or services.

d. General and Transferable Skills:

1-	Work in a team.
2-	Deal with others according to the rules of professional ethic.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Rock Mechanics

Course topics and contents:

Topic	No. of hours	Lecture	Tutorial/Practical
Rock as a Material	4	2	2
Rock as a Material	4	2	2
Analysis of Stress and Strain	4	2	2
Analysis of Stress and Strain	4	2	2
Laboratory Testing of Rocks	4	2	2
Geological Aspects of Petroleum Related Rock Mechanics	8	4	4
Deformation and Failure of Rock	4	2	2
Geological Aspects of Petroleum Related Rock Mechanics	8	4	4
Deformation and Failure of Rock	4	2	2
Stresses Around Boreholes.	8	4	4
Borehole Failure Criteria.	8	4	4