Stress and strain. Rheological behavior of rocks. Joints and faults systems. Strike-slip, extensional, compressive and inversion tectonics. Salt Tectonics. Neotectonics and active tectonics. Ductile deformation of metamorphic rocks: folds, foliations and lineations.
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Learning Objectives
To acquire basic knowledge of structural geology
Prerequisites
Basic geological knowledge
Teaching Methods
Frontal lessons
Type of Assessment
Oral examination
Course program
nsights on the concepts of stress and strain. Mohr's circle, the Coulomb-Mohr Law. Homogeneous and inhomogeneous deformation, incremental, finite and infinite strain. Rheological behavior of rocks. Joints and fractures systems. Fault systems and types of faults. Fault rocks. Veins. Extensional, compressive, Strike-slip, and inversion tectonics: basic concepts, definitions and current nomenclature. Reconstruction of the regional geology from seismic profiles. Neotectonics and active tectonics: definitions and methods of study. Graphic and statistical treatment of structural data. Ductile deformation of metamorphic rocks: folds, foliations, lineations and blastesis. Superimposed folding. Ductile shear zones. Internal deformation of intrusive igneous bodies