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GPS receivers attached to tectonic plates record their movement over time. Plotting the movement of points along the boundary between the Pacific and North American plates in California between 2006 and 2012 shows how much each plate moved. The type of boundary can be inferred from the direction and rate of movement of the plates. A stress tensor problem involves determining the principal stresses and directions for three given stress tensors, which can be done by hand for two of the tensors or using a computer for the third.

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Assignment 1

GPS receivers attached to tectonic plates record their movement over time. Plotting the movement of points along the boundary between the Pacific and North American plates in California between 2006 and 2012 shows how much each plate moved. The type of boundary can be inferred from the direction and rate of movement of the plates. A stress tensor problem involves determining the principal stresses and directions for three given stress tensors, which can be done by hand for two of the tensors or using a computer for the third.

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Problem 1 (20 points)

GPS receivers are attached to the ground and the data is recorded using a
network of a network of satellites around the earth. Since GPS receivers do not
move unless the ground moves, they can be used to track continental drift. Some
of that data can be found on the following website: http://sideshow.jpl.nasa.
gov/post/series.html
Looking at the boundary of the Pacific and North Americal Plates that occurs
along the coast of California, chose a few data points on either side of the
boundary and plot vectors from movement between 2006 and 2012. How much
has each plate moved? From the movement, what can you say about the type of
plate boundary?

Problem 2 (30 points)


Determine the principle stresses and directions for the following stress tensors:
a.

b.

c.

18
0
= 0 50
24
0

24
0
32

3
10
0
0
30
= 10
0
30 27

2
= 1
1

1
0
1

1
1
2

Work (a) and (b) by hand for practice. You can use a computer to solve (c) if
you wish.

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