Class Info

Class hours: TWR 15:00 - 15:55

Location: North Mudd 215

Grading Scheme: Letter only

Textbook:
Principles of Strutural Geology, J. Suppe, Prentice-Hall, 1985
Structural geology, R.J. Twiss and E.M. Moores, W.H Freeman and Co, 2006

Reading:
available at class FTP site

Grading:
Problem Sets 40%
Participation to class and labs 30%
Final Exam 30%

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I. Deformation of the lithosphere, an overview
II. Basic Techniques in Structural Geology and Tectonics
III. Basic of continuum mechanics
IV. Deformation mechanism
V. Joints and fault mechanics
VI. Architecture and structural evolution of active and passive margins
VII. Architecture and structural evolution of orogenic belts