Who Needs Structural Geology?

•Structural geology is at the core of hydrocarbon and mineral exploration. Structural geology is the first stage to any geophysical and geochemical surveys. Not only structural geology is involved at the stage of "target definition", but it is also critical for the interpretation of geophysical, geochemical, and geochronological data.
•Structural geology is at the core of geotechnical site assessment for bridges, dams, tunnels, nuclear reactors, waste disposals etc.
•Structural geology is that core of earthquake prevention and earthquake seismology.
•Structural geology is central to any study on present and past mountain belts and sedimentary basins. No geological, geochemical or geophysical study can be done without the input of structural geology.

•The ability to think in 3D and to solve large scale 4D puzzles.
•The ability to interact with a large range of geoscientists over a wide range of geological and environmental problems...

The objective of this course is to provide students with a robust and enjoyable initiation to structural geology. At completion of this course students will have a good understanding of the structures and microstructures that accommodate contractional and extensional deformation of the Earth's lithosphere. Students will have enough knowledge to read and learn from basic textbooks on structural geology. The aim is to learn about faults , folds , shear zones and their related fabrics . We will learn to use fractures and faults to conduct palaeostress analysis, a fundamental constraint for hydrocarbon and mineral exploration, as well as risk assessment of seismically active regions . We will learn to use folds, shear zones and fabrics to perform strain analysis .
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