This note
explains the follolwing topics: Parameters of Structural Geology,
Mathematics of Structural Geology, Deformation Mapping, Deform. and
Displacement Gradients, Examples of Geological Deformation, The Displacement
Gradient, Rotational vs. Irrotational Strain, Strain Markers and Rock Strain,
Properties of Tensors, Introduction to Stress , The Force-Balance Problem, The
Mohr Circle and Earth Stress, Coulomb Failure Criterion, Microcracks and Shear
Fracturing,Stress Concentration, Crack Propagation and Jointing, Effective
Stress, Joint Patterns, Friction, Fault Rocks, Paleozoic Geology of the
Cordiller, Alpine Geology.
This page provides PDF links that covers the following topics
related to Geology : Introduction, history of the earth and geological time,
Minerals, The rock cycle and igneous rocks, Volcanism and volcanic rocks,
Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks , Glaciation and surficial deposits, History
of Plate Tectonics, Plate tectonics, Earthquakes.
This note deals with the application
of geological and related principles to the solution of various types of crimes.
Topics covered includes: The Case of the Sandy Body, Characterizing Sand,
Characterizing Minerals, Characterizing Rocks, Using Pigments to Identify Art
Fraud, Demise of the Ice Man, Radioactive Isotopes, Stable Isotopes.
The aim of this note is to
provide a basic introduction to the geological and geophysical processes that
form and shape the ocean basins and their margins. Topics covered includes:
Seafloor Mapping, Understanding Conductive Cooling, Cooling of the Ocean Plates,
Evidence for Plate Tectonics from Magnetics, Global Seismology, Mantle Melting
and Phase Diagrams, Mid-Ocean Ridge Segmentation, Subduction Zones, Seismic
Hazards in the Pacific Northwest, Passive Margins and Sediment Transport,
Sequence Stratigraphy and Eustacy, Deep Sea Sedimentation and Paleoceanography.