Author: Conrad J. Storad
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
ISBN: 1541506596
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
The outside layer of our planet is an active place. Earth's crust is always growing and changing. But do you know how Earth's crust forms? And what happens when its plates shift suddenly? Find out more about the moves that make mountains and ocean ridges in this interesting book!
Uncovering Earth's Crust
Author: Conrad J. Storad
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
ISBN: 1541506596
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
The outside layer of our planet is an active place. Earth's crust is always growing and changing. But do you know how Earth's crust forms? And what happens when its plates shift suddenly? Find out more about the moves that make mountains and ocean ridges in this interesting book!
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
ISBN: 1541506596
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
The outside layer of our planet is an active place. Earth's crust is always growing and changing. But do you know how Earth's crust forms? And what happens when its plates shift suddenly? Find out more about the moves that make mountains and ocean ridges in this interesting book!
Stress Field of the Earth's Crust
Author: Arno Zang
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402084447
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Stress Field of the Earth’s Crust is based on lecture notes prepared for a course offered to graduate students in the Earth sciences and engineering at University of Potsdam. In my opinion, it will undoubtedly also become a standard reference book on the desk of most scientists working with rocks, such as geophysicists, structural geologists, rock mechanics experts, as well as geotechnical and petroleum en- neers. That is because this book is concerned with what is probably the most pe- liar characteristic of rock – its initial stress condition. Rock is always under a natural state of stress, primarily a result of the gravitational and tectonic forces to which it is subjected. Crustal stresses can vary regionally and locally and can reach in places considerable magnitudes, leading to natural or man-made mechanical failure. P- existing stress distinguishes rock from most other materials and is at the core of the discipline of “Rock Mechanics”, which has been developed over the last century. Knowledge of rock stress is fundamental to understanding faulting mechanisms and earthquake triggering, to designing stable underground caverns and prod- tive oil fields, and to improving mining methods and geothermal energy extraction, among others. Several books have been written on the subject, but none has atte- ted to be as all-encompassing as the one by Zang and Stephansson.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402084447
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Stress Field of the Earth’s Crust is based on lecture notes prepared for a course offered to graduate students in the Earth sciences and engineering at University of Potsdam. In my opinion, it will undoubtedly also become a standard reference book on the desk of most scientists working with rocks, such as geophysicists, structural geologists, rock mechanics experts, as well as geotechnical and petroleum en- neers. That is because this book is concerned with what is probably the most pe- liar characteristic of rock – its initial stress condition. Rock is always under a natural state of stress, primarily a result of the gravitational and tectonic forces to which it is subjected. Crustal stresses can vary regionally and locally and can reach in places considerable magnitudes, leading to natural or man-made mechanical failure. P- existing stress distinguishes rock from most other materials and is at the core of the discipline of “Rock Mechanics”, which has been developed over the last century. Knowledge of rock stress is fundamental to understanding faulting mechanisms and earthquake triggering, to designing stable underground caverns and prod- tive oil fields, and to improving mining methods and geothermal energy extraction, among others. Several books have been written on the subject, but none has atte- ted to be as all-encompassing as the one by Zang and Stephansson.
The Earth's Crust and Upper Mantle
Author: Pembroke J. Hart
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
ISBN: 0875900135
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 801
Book Description
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
ISBN: 0875900135
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 801
Book Description
Geoelectromagnetic Investigation of the Earth’s Crust and Mantle
Author: I.I. Rokityansky
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9783642618031
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Electrical conductivity is a parameter which characterizes composition and physical state of the Earth's interior. Studies of the state equations of solids at high temperature and pressure indicate that there is a close relation be tween the electrical conductivity of rocks and temperature. Therefore, measurements of deep conductivity can provide knowledge of the present state and temperature of the Earth's crust and upper mantle matter. Infor mation about the temperature of the Earth's interior in the remote past is derived from heat flow data. Experimental investigation of water-containing rocks has revealed a pronounced increase of electrical conductivity in the temperature range D from 500 to 700 DC which may be attributed to the beginning of fractional melting. Hence, anomalies of electrical conductivity may be helpful in identitying zones of melting and dehydration. The studies of these zones are perspective in the scientific research of the mobile areas of the Earth's crust and upper mantle where tectonic movements, processes ofthe region al metamorphism and of forming mineral deposits are most intensive. Thus, in the whole set of research on physics of the Earth the studies of electrical conductivity of deep-seated rocks appear, beyond doubt, very important.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9783642618031
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Electrical conductivity is a parameter which characterizes composition and physical state of the Earth's interior. Studies of the state equations of solids at high temperature and pressure indicate that there is a close relation be tween the electrical conductivity of rocks and temperature. Therefore, measurements of deep conductivity can provide knowledge of the present state and temperature of the Earth's crust and upper mantle matter. Infor mation about the temperature of the Earth's interior in the remote past is derived from heat flow data. Experimental investigation of water-containing rocks has revealed a pronounced increase of electrical conductivity in the temperature range D from 500 to 700 DC which may be attributed to the beginning of fractional melting. Hence, anomalies of electrical conductivity may be helpful in identitying zones of melting and dehydration. The studies of these zones are perspective in the scientific research of the mobile areas of the Earth's crust and upper mantle where tectonic movements, processes ofthe region al metamorphism and of forming mineral deposits are most intensive. Thus, in the whole set of research on physics of the Earth the studies of electrical conductivity of deep-seated rocks appear, beyond doubt, very important.
Earth's Shifting Crust
Author: Charles Hapgood
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781515211020
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The author's theories on earth science. Includes polar shift, ice ages, ancient climates, extinctions and more.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781515211020
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The author's theories on earth science. Includes polar shift, ice ages, ancient climates, extinctions and more.
The Composition of the Earth's Crust
Author: Frank Wigglesworth Clarke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earth
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earth
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The Strength of the Earth's Crust
Author: Joseph Barrell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earth
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earth
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Earth Crust
Author: Muhammad Nawaz
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 1789840597
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
The book aims to cover the basics of the architecture, structure, evolution, and dynamics of the Earth?s crust through an anthology of contributed chapters that will enlighten readers about the various aspects of the Earth?s crust, including the existence, development, and sustainability of our modern lifestyles on its surface.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 1789840597
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
The book aims to cover the basics of the architecture, structure, evolution, and dynamics of the Earth?s crust through an anthology of contributed chapters that will enlighten readers about the various aspects of the Earth?s crust, including the existence, development, and sustainability of our modern lifestyles on its surface.
The History of the Earth's Crust
Author: Don L. Eicher
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Emphasizes modern understanding of the changing geography and environments of the earth's crust -- the outermost skin of rock in which the panorama of earth history is most clearly recorded. The treatment is chronological, beginning with our planet's origin at the birth of the solar system almost 5 billion years ago, and ending with the rise of modern humanity amid the fluctuating glacial climates of the last few hundred thousand years.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Emphasizes modern understanding of the changing geography and environments of the earth's crust -- the outermost skin of rock in which the panorama of earth history is most clearly recorded. The treatment is chronological, beginning with our planet's origin at the birth of the solar system almost 5 billion years ago, and ending with the rise of modern humanity amid the fluctuating glacial climates of the last few hundred thousand years.
Magmatism and Transformation of Active Areas of the Earth's Crust
Author: I.A. Burikova
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9789061914990
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
A study of magmatism, one of the most important factors in the differentiation of matter of the Earth. It covers geological structures volcanic series, genesis of basaltic magma, and petrology of andesites of island arcs, and more.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9789061914990
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
A study of magmatism, one of the most important factors in the differentiation of matter of the Earth. It covers geological structures volcanic series, genesis of basaltic magma, and petrology of andesites of island arcs, and more.