Review: Stress and Strain

Stress: applied to rocks (Force/unit area)

[lbs/in² (psi), N/m², MPa, etc.]

Strain: how rocks respond

Qualitatively: Bend? Break?

Three types of strain:

elastic, brittle, plastic

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Foundation Challenges in Different Geologies

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Review: Stress and Strain