GS 407: Structural Geology

Syllabus​

Dynamic and kinematic analyses of rocks in two dimensions, stress and strain. Folds – classification, mechanism of folding, Biot’s law – strain within buckled layer, similar fold and shear fold, kink bands, chevron folds and conjugate fold; cleavage, lineation, boudinage; deformation of linear structures by flexural slip folding and shear folding; deformation of planar structures by flexural slip folding and shear folding; superimposed folding, type 1, 2 and 3 interference pattern; faults and ductile shear zone. 

Texts/References

  • Ramsay, J.G. Folding and fracturing of rocks, McGraw Hill, 1967
  • Ghosh, S.K. Structural Geology–Fundamentals and modern development, Pergamon, 1993
  • Hobbs, B.E., Means, W.D. and Williams, P.F. An outline of structural geology, John Wiley, 1976
  • Ramsay, J. G. and Huber, M. I. 1987. The techniques of modern structural geology, Folds and Fractures. Academic Press, London