| LEC # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| I | Continuum Mechanics: Stress and Strain | Twiss and Moores. Structural Geology. Chapters 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, and 18, section 15.5, pp. 308ff, 292-303, 304-310, and 352-357. Means, W. Stress and Strain: Basic Concepts of Continuum Mechanics for Geologists. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, 1976. ISBN: 9780387075563. J., Ramsay, and M. Huber. The Techniques of Modern Structural Geology. Vol. 1: Strain Analysis. London UK: Academic Press: 1984. ISBN: 9780125769211. Passchier, Cees W., and Rudolph A. J. Trouw. Microtectonics. Berlin, Germany: Springer, 1996. ISBN: 9783540587132. |
| II | Material Behaviours | Twiss and Moores. Structural Geology. Chapters 9, 18, pp. 165-190, 361-385. Ranalli, G. Rheology of the Earth. Berlin, Germany: Springer, 1995, chapter 5. ISBN: 9780412546709. Nicholas, A., and J. P. Oirier. Crystalline Plasticity and Solid State Flow in Metamorphic Rocks. New York, NY: Wiley, 1976. ISBN: 9780471637912. Hobbs, Bruce E., Winthrop D. Means, and Paul F. Williams. An Outline of Structural Geology. New York, NY: Wiley, c1976. ISBN: 9780471401568. |
| III | Brittle Deformation (A) Fracture Mechanics (B) Faults | Twiss and Moores. Structural Geology. "Stress Distribution." Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10, section 10.9, pp. 202-205. |
| Mid Term | ||
| IV | Ductile Deformation (A) Mechanics (B) Folding (i) Descriptive Material (ii) Mechanics (iii) Related Structures (iv) Foliations and Lineations (v) Strain Analysis (C) Multiple Deformations | Twiss and Moores. Structural Geology. Chapters 11, and 12. |
| V | Plutons, Salt Tectonics | |
| VI | Regional Tectonics |