Details of ES3101 (Autumn 2016)
Level: 3 | Type: Theory | Credits: 3.0 |
Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
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ES3101 | Advanced Structural Geology | Kathakali Bhattacharyya |
Syllabus |
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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 |
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All the courses offered by DES at 1st & 2nd year+ Students should register for Mineralogy that will be offered in the same semester
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References |
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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 |
Course Credit Options
Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
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1 | IP | 1 | Core |
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 |