Fundamentals of Structural Geology - MG440P17E

• Title: Fundamentals of Structural Geology
• Czech title: Základy strukturní geologie
• Guaranteed by: Institute of Petrology and Structural Geology (31-440)
• Faculty: Faculty of Science
• Actual: from 2017
• Semester: summer
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: summer s.:written
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/2, C+Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unlimited
• Min. number of students: 4
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Note: enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: doc. RNDr. Petr Jeřábek, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): doc. RNDr. Petr Jeřábek, Ph.D.
• Is complex co-requisite for: MG440T68, MG440T78

Annotation

English

Last update: doc. RNDr. Petr Jeřábek, Ph.D. (02.03.2022)

The undergraduate course in structural geology. During the course the students will acquire basic skills in describing and interpreting geological structures of all scales. The students will become familiar with the interplay between kinematic and dynamic approach in structural geology. The basics of quantitative approach in structural geology rely on the use of basic mathematics and physics which will be taught/practiced throughout the semester. The calculation skills as a fundamental tool in structural geology will cover the use of matrices and tensors and basic equations in continuum mechanics. Stress and strain calculations are followed by rheology/viscosity and their application towards understanding of formation of geological structures.

Czech

Last update: doc. RNDr. Petr Jeřábek, Ph.D. (24.10.2019)

Základní kurz ze strukturní geologie. Studenti si osvojí základní znalosti potřebné pro interpretaci geologických struktur.

Literature

Last update: doc. RNDr. Petr Jeřábek, Ph.D. (01.03.2016)

Fossen, H. 2010. Structural Geology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Twiss, R.J., Moores, E.M. 2007. Structural Geology. Springer-Verlag, W.H. Freeman and Company, New York (Second edition)

Davis, G.H., Reynolds, S.J. 1996. Structural geology of rocks and regions, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (Second edition)

 

Requirements to the exam

Last update: doc. RNDr. Petr Jeřábek, Ph.D. (03.04.2022)

Written test examination at the end of semester (Ex). Enrollment to the exam is conditioned by passing the credit (C) for practicals, i.e. the students have to hand in all protocols to practicals, correct and finished on time. The protocols are submitted and evaluated via google classroom.

Syllabus

Last update: doc. RNDr. Petr Jeřábek, Ph.D. (01.03.2016)

1) Nature of structural geology
2) Dynamic analysis
3) Kinematic analysis
4) Rheology
5) Brittle failure
6) Faults and fault analysis
7) Folds
8) Cleavage, foliation and lineation
9) Shear zones and progressive deformation

Entry requirements

Last update: doc. RNDr. Petr Jeřábek, Ph.D. (02.03.2022)

Students need to have their @natur.cuni.cz email addresses. These are required to access the google classroom environment, where study materials and protocols to practicals are provided.