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| JLJ2034 | Structural Geology | 3+1+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Yener EYÜBOĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Yener EYÜBOĞLU | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge on structural analysis techniques (descriptive analysis, kinematic analysis and dynamic analysis) and structural features of the Earth?s crust (joints, faults, folds, cleavage, lineation, boudinage) , and tectonites. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | learn basic principles and methods of structural geology. | 1.2 - 2.1 - 4.1 | 1,4, | | LO - 2 : | recognize various structures in different deformation regimes. | 1.2 - 2.1 - 4.1 | 1,4, | | LO - 3 : | know how to document structural data in a scientific written report | 1.2 - 2.1 - 4.1 | 1,4, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Structural analysis, planar and linear structures, stress, strain, stereographic projection technique, compressiın, extension, faults, fault rcoks, folds, cleavage, shear, foliation, lineations, boudinage structures, contour and rose diagrams, fracture analysis, salt tectonics, regional tectonics, earthquakes |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction and definition | | | Week 2 | Structural analysis concept | | | Week 3 | Essentials of stereographic projection technique | | | Week 4 | Rheology | | | Week 5 | Stress and strain | | | Week 6 | Extensional tectonics | | | Week 7 | Compressional tectonics | | | Week 8 | Strike slip tectonics | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Folds and folding | | | Week 11 | Foliation and cleavage | | | Week 12 | Lineations | | | Week 13 | Salt tectonics | | | Week 14 | Regional tectonics and mountain building | | | Week 15 | Earthquakes | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Bektaş, O. ve Eyüboğlu, Y. 2006. Yapısal Jeoloji Ders Notları. KTÜ Müh. Fak. Ders Notları No 1, Trabzon. | | | |
| 1 | Fossen, H., 2012. Structural Geology, Cambridge University Press. | | | 2 | Davis, G.H., 1984; Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions, John Wiley-Sons, New York. | | | 3 | Twiss, R., Moores, E.M., Structural Geology, 2001, W.H. Freman and Company, New York. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | - | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | - | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 3 | 6 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 3 | 6 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 114 |
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