GS 687: Methods in Structural Geology

Syllabus​

Practical strain analysis: Displacement, strain ellipse, heterogeneous strain, displacement vector, Strain measurement with respect to a line and angle, stereographic analysis, strain in three dimension, planar and linear, strain rate, palaeostress measurement, pressure gauge, rheology gauge, 3-D Structural Geology: surface and subsurface map interpretation, balanced cross section, U- stage, Special techniques in structural analysis. 

Texts/References

  • Ramsay, J. G. and Huber, M. I. The Techniques of Modern Structural Geology, Volume 1. Strain Analysis, Academic Press, London, 1983
  • Groshong, R.H. 3-D Structural Geology: A Practical Guide to Surface and Subsurface Map Interpretation, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2000
  • Passchier, C.W. and Trouw, R.A.J. Microtectonics, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1996. Tearpock, D.J. and Bischke, R.E. Applied Subsurface Geological Mapping with Structural Methods, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2002
  • Coward, M.P., Daltaban, S. and Johnson, H. Structural Geology and Reservoir Characterization, Geological Society of America Publishing House, 1998