1. SECOND CYCLE - MASTER'S DEGREE
  2. THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
  3. GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
  4. 1149 Geological Engineering
Course Information Course Learning Outcomes Course's Contribution To Program ECTS Workload Course Details
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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
JEO 506ADVANCED STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY3 + 01st Semester7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Master's 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
PO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09PO 10PO 11PO 12PO 13PO 14PO 15PO 16PO 17PO 18PO 19PO 20
LO 001    5               
Sub Total    5               
Contribution00005000000000000000

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14342
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)148112
Mid-terms12020
Final examination12121
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course





195

7,5
COURSE DETAILS
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Details 2023-2024 Fall1ALİ KAYA


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
JEO 506 ADVANCED STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY 3 + 0 1 Turkish 2023-2024 Fall
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Assoc. Prof. Dr. ALİ KAYA alikaya@pau.edu.tr MUH B0207 %
Goals 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.
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.
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 What is Structural Geology? Pressure, Scaling Forces and Force.
2 Stress ve Strain,Rheology
3 Fracture, Faulting, Faulting ve Friction
4 Brittle and ductile fracturing
5 Geometric Principles, Design (animation) and the projection, stereographic projection,
6 Folding, folding Stereonetle analysis (using data collected from the field)
7 Microstructures and ductile (Ductile) deformation, ductile deformation mechanism,
8 Tissue (Fabrik), shear zones, textural (textural) Analysis
9 Mid-Term Exam
10 Structural Styles and Tectonic Regimes, Tectonics, Regional Tectonics
11 Structural Analysis, Analysis of Micro and Mesoskopik structures, Homogeneous Deformation Analysis
12 Exhumation models & Geologic Map Interpretation, geological cross-sections
13 Balanced cross sections, transverse sections Balancing
14 Final Exam
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
ResourcesResources Language
E. M. Moores and R.J.Twiss, Tectonics, 1995. Türkçe
G. Davis and S.J. Reynolds, Structural Geology of Rock and Regions, 1996. Türkçe
S. Marshak and G. Mitra, Basic Methods of Structural Geology, 1988.Türkçe
N.J. Price and J.W. Cosgrove, Analysis of Geological Structures, 1990.Türkçe
S.M. Rowland and E.M. Duebendorfer, Structural Analysis and Synthesis, A Labratory Course in Structural Geology, 1994.Türkçe
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam50Final Exam
Midterm Exam50Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes