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GEOE 321 Structural Geology Units: 4.00
Characterization and analysis of rock deformation and fracture at all scales. Topics include geometric, kinematic and dynamic analysis of rock structure, mechanics of rock deformation (stress and strain), geologic mapping and map interpretation with applications to earth resource exploration and exploitation, mining, geohazards and geotechnical engineering. Introduction to geotectonics with examination of selected tectonic associations. Required full-day field trip.
(Lec: 2.75, Lab: 1.3, Tut: 0)
(Lec: 2.75, Lab: 1.3, Tut: 0)
Requirements: Prerequisites:
Corequisites: GEOE 300 or permission of the instructor
Exclusions:
Offering Term: F
CEAB Units:
Mathematics 0
Natural Sciences 24
Complementary Studies 0
Engineering Science 24
Engineering Design 0
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate an ability to identify, describe and document significant geologic features that relate to solving structural geology problems.
- Demonstrate an understanding of specific geologic features that display strain and apply appropriate techniques to measure that strain.
- Interpret the strain history preserved in rocks to draw conclusions about the stress history (or deformation history) that caused that strain.
- Categorize and compare the strain response of different rock types at different environmental conditions and thus become familiar with the concept of rheology.
- Become familiar with the use of the Mohr Circle as a tool to graphically measure, calculate and evaluate stress states in rocks.
- Demonstrate an ability to use fundamental mapping and graphical techniques to interpret subsurface geologic structures and extrapolate geologic interpretations into areas of little to no geologic data.