ES2202 : Basic Structural Geology and Tectonics (Spring 2014)

Details of ES2202 (Spring 2014)

Level: 2

Type: Theory

Credits: 4.0

Course Code	Course Name	Instructor(s)
ES2202	Basic Structural Geology and Tectonics	Argha Banerjee, Kathakali Bhattacharyya

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 Faults: Geometry, Orientation, Classification Prerequisite: None

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
Faults: Geometry, Orientation, Classification

Prerequisite: None

References
D.L.Turcotte, and G.Schubert, Geodynamics, Cambridge (2002) K. Stuwe, Geodynamics of the Lithosphere -An Introduction,Springer (2007). R.J. Twiss, and E.M. Moores, Structural Geology, Freeman and Company (2007)

Sl. No.	Programme	Semester No	Course Choice
1	IP	2	Not Allowed
2	IP	4	Not Allowed
3	MS	4	Core
4	RS	1	Not Allowed