Details of ES3101 (Autumn 2015)

Level: 3 Type: Theory Credits: 3.0

Course CodeCourse NameInstructor(s)
ES3101 Advanced Structural Geology Kathakali Bhattacharyya

Preamble
Lithospheric plate movements result in directed stress fields, causing rocks to deform at various scales. The objectives of this course are to identify the signatures of deformation in shallow crustal rocks from regional to microscopic scale, and also to understand the causative mechanisms of deformation at these different scales of observations. The course is designed to give an overview of the geometry and kinematics of various structural architectures associated with different tectonic settings.

Syllabus
Concept of rock deformation; Primary structures in rocks; Use of primary structures to decipher geometry of deformed rocks; Unconformity; Three dimensional structure of faults; Structures in Convergent Boundaries; Structures in Divergent Boundaries; Strike-Slip structures; Stress & Strain: Mohr diagram; Strain Analysis; Experimental Rock Deformation & Material properties of deformed rocks; Mechanics of Faulting: Fracture criteria; Kinematics & Mechanics of Folding; Superposed folding; Joints, Veins: Geometry & Mechanics of formation; Foliations & Lineations: Geometry & Mechanics of Formation; Geometrical Analysis; Microstructures; Concept of Balanced Cross sections

Prerequisite
ES2202

References
1. Structural Geology by R.J. Twiss and E. M. Moores
Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Company, 2007
2. Earth Structure by B. van der Pluijm and S. Marshak
Publisher: WW Norton & Company, Second Edition, 2004
3. Structural Geology by H. Fossen, Cambridge University Press

4. Basic Methods of Structural Geology by S. Marshak and G. Mitra
Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1988
5. Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions by G.H. Davis, S. Reynolds, C.F. Kluth
Publisher: John Wiley Sons, 2011
6. The techniques of Modern Structural Geology volumes 1 & 2 by J.G. Ramsay & M. Huber
Publisher: Academic Press Limited, 1997
7. Structural Geology by M.P. Billings
Publisher: Prentice-Hall, 1972
8. Microtectonics by C.S. Passchier and R. A. J. Trouw



Course Credit Options

Sl. No.ProgrammeSemester NoCourse Choice
1 IP 1 Elective
2 IP 3 Not Allowed
3 IP 5 Not Allowed
4 MR 1 Not Allowed
5 MR 3 Not Allowed
6 MS 5 Core
7 RS 1 Elective
8 RS 2 Elective