G8641 Paleostress analysis

Faculty of Science
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Markéta Kernstocková, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr. (deputy)
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Structural Geology
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
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Course objectives
The students will be familiarized with fault origin theory, direct method and basic graphical and numerical techniques of slick and slides stress analysis.
Syllabus
  • Coordinate systems and their transformations
  • Force and stress
  • Stress state
  • Direct method
  • Inverse method
  • Methods based on one fault inversions combination
  • Methods based on the direct method - total search
  • Methods based on the direct method - least deviation method
  • Methods based on the direct method - multiple inversion method
  • Polyphase reactivated faults analysis
  • Exercises
Literature
  • RAMSEY, John G. and Martin I. HUBER. The techniques of modern structural geology. London: Academic Press, 1987, xi, s. ISBN 0125769229. info
Assessment methods
written test, solved exercises
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught last offered.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude probíhat naposledy.
The course is taught: every week.
Note related to how often the course is taught: Výuka proběhne v podzimním semestru 2005/2006 a 2006/2007.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2007.
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