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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
JEO 506ADVANCED STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY3 + 01st Semester6

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Doctorate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Course Objective To acquire a basic understanding of the processes and manifestations of rock deformation; to gain an understanding of how these processes relate to tectonics; to learn how to apply structural analyses in interpreting tectonically deformed terranes.
Course Content What is Structural Geology? Approaches, Scaling Forces, Stres&Strain, Strain cont., Rheology, Rheology cont., Intro to Faults & Folds, Fracture, Fracture cont., Faulting, Faulting cont. & Review, Fault-related Folds, Folding, Fold-Fault Systems, Fold-Fault Systems cont., Microstructures & Ductile Deformation, Ductile Deformation Mechanisms, Fabric, Shear Zones, Textural Analyses, Structural Analyses, Tectonics, Structural Style & Tectonic Regimes, Regional Tectonics , Geometric Principles, Visualization & Projection, Analysis of Homogeneous Strain, Stereographic Projection, Stereographic Projection cont., Analysis of Brittle & Ductile Failure, Faulting & Friction, Outcrop Patterns/Geological Map Interpretation, Geological Map Interpretation, Geological Cross Sections, Stereonet Analyses of Folding (using your field data), Analyses of Micro- and Mesoscopic Structures, Balanced Cross Sections, Finish Cross-section Balancing & Review.
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1Stress and strain relationship, the concept of ellipsoid deformation, deformation of geological factors, changes in length, and the recognition of the angular shear deformations, the concept of homogeneous and heterogeneous deformation, deformation of the practical methods of measurement (multi-stage deformation analyzes), large deformation analysis and interpretation of the structures in the earth crust.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
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ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14342
Mid-terms12929
Final examination13535
Report / Project51050
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course






156

6
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