GEOE313 STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
| Course Code: |
5640313 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(2-2) |
| ECTS Credit: |
5.0 |
| Department: |
Geological Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. ERDÝN BOZKURT |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
| Prerequisite: |
Set 1: 5640208
|
| The course set above should be completed before taking
GEOE313 STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY . |
Course Content
Review of common diastrophic and non-diastrophic rock structures. Introduction to themechanical properties of rocks. Kinematics of bending, fracture, shear and flow. Application to the study of faults, folds, cleavage, joints, foliation, and lineation. Use of stereograms in structural studies. Plate tectonics.
