Advanced Structural Geology
Who should attend?
Geologists and structural geologists with a good basic understanding of structural geology who wish to further develop their skills in this area.
Overview:
The course involves an in-depth study of Structural Geology theories and applications. With a considerable practical element, this course enables the trainee to analyse and assess faults and fractures and their role in Petroleum Geology.
Content:
- Dynamics, kinematics and structures
- Stress
- Mohr diagrams for stress
- Strain
- Deformation mechanisms
- Cataclasis
- Diffusive mass transfer
- Crystalline plasticity
- Fault rocks
- Deformation tests and failure criteria
- Factors controlling deformation
- Fluids in structural geology
- Joints
- Faulting and structures
- Fault reactivation
- Shear zones
- Folds
- Cleavage and foliations
