GED 364 — Structural Geology
BSc BSc Geological Engineering · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Introduction: definition of structural geology, relevance of structural geology in other branches of geology, stress analysis and strain analysis. Primary geological structures: cross bedding, graded bedding, ripple marks, sole marks, load cast unconformities, etc. Secondary geological structures: joints, faults, folds, foliations, etc. Plate tectonic: structures associated with converging, diverging and transform plate boundaries. Structural data analyses using stereographic projection and DIPS software.
- Credits
- 0
- Level
- Year Three
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- CE 359 — Soil Mechanics
- CE 360 — Foundation Engineering
- GED 351 — Petrology
- GED 352 — Principles of Geochemistry
- GED 353 — Mining Principles
- GED 354 — Principles of Geophysics
- GED 355 — Engineering Geology I
- GED 357 — Basic Hydrology
- GED 358 — GIS & Remote Sensing
- GED 359 — Computer Applications
- GED 362 — Geological Field Mapping
- GED 366 — Mineral Economics and Evaluation
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