NSF Young Investigator

这个研究项目将试图定量地建立岩石不连续面的力学、水力和地震特性之间的联系。所有岩石在许多长度尺度上都含有机械不连续面。这些不连续，如裂缝、断裂或关节，是各向异性和不均匀性的来源。它们影响和控制着岩石的许多行为形式。巴黎圣母院新发展的土木工程系和地质科学系之间的桥梁将由这个P.I.提供。将开发一系列新的本科课程，将地球科学的概念与土木工程相结合，这在以前是不存在的。

9458373 Pyrak-Nolte This research project will attempt to quantitatively establish the links among the mechanical, hydraulic, and seismic properties of rock discontinuities. All rocks contain mechanical discontinuities on many length scales. These discontinuities, such as cracks, fractures, or joints, are sources of anisotropy and inhomogeneity. They influence and control the many forms of rock behavior. Bridging between newly developed departments of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences at Notre Dame will be provided by this P.I. A new line of undergraduate courses, previously nonexistent here, will be developed to integrate the concepts of geoscience with civil engineering.