Details of ES2202 (Spring 2018)

Level: 2 Type: Theory Credits: 4.0

Course CodeCourse NameInstructor(s)
ES2202 Basic Structural Geology and Tectonics Kathakali Bhattacharyya,
Tapabrato Sarkar

Preamble
This course is designed to introduce the primary concepts of deformation in rocks at various scales of observations. The course is divided into two parts: Tectonics & Structural Geology.

Syllabus
Rationale:This course is designed to introduce the primary concepts of deformation in rocks at various scales of observations. The course is divided into two parts: Tectonics & Structural Geology

Plate Tectonics

Stress, Strain, Flexure

Heat transfer

Rock rheology

Introduction to deformation in rocks: Force, Traction, Stress at a point, Translation, Rigid body rotation, Strain in rocks

Scales of deformation: Global scale, Regional scale, Macroscopic scale, Mesocopic scale, Microscopic scale

Folds: Geometry, Orientation, Classification, Introduction to Mechanism

Faults: Geometry, Orientation, Classification, Introduction to Mechansim

Prerequisite
NONE

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. Basic Methods of Structural Geology by S. Marshak and G. Mitra
Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1988
4. Geodynamics by D.L. Turcotte and G. Schubert
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Course Credit Options

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