GEL 101
Earth Dynamics II
Instructor Magali BillenWinter 2008
Important Information
I will announce these dates in class, and post them here when I know them.
I will not make office hours on: Monday, March 10 at 6:30 pm.
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GEL 101
Instructor Magali Billen |
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Important Information | |||||
| Prerequisites | GEL 50, 50L & 100 and Math 21B/16B (concurrently) and Physics 7A/9A. | ||||
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| Course Syllabus | Goals, grading, homework policy (PDF) | ||||
| Terminology List | List of structural geology terminology covered this quarter (PDF) | ||||
| Equation List | List of important equations (PDF) | ||||
| Mohr Diagrams | Summary of Mohr Diagram for Stress | ||||
| Review Topics | INCOMPLETE list of topics covered in course | ||||
| GEL101L | Lab web page. Contact Lab Instructor, Dr. Taylor | ||||
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| Office Hours | MWF 1:30-2:30 pm, M 6:30-7:30 pm (starting 1/14/08) | ||||
| Please note, that some weeks I will not be able to make all these times. I will announce these dates in class, and post them here when I know them. I will not make office hours on: Monday, March 10 at 6:30 pm. | |||||
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| Mini-Exam 1 RESCHEDULED | Thu, Jan. 24, (30 min in-class) | Phys/Geo 185 | |||
| Mini-Exam 2 RESCHEDULED | Thu, Feb. 7, (30 min in-class) | Phys/Geo 185 | |||
| Midterm Exam | Thu, Feb. 19, 9:00-10:20 AM | Phys/Geo 185 | |||
| Mini-Exam 3 RESCHEDULED | Thu, Mar. 6, (30 min in-class) | Phys/Geo 185 | |||
| Final Exam | Thu, Mar. 20, 8:00-10:00 AM | Phys/Geo 185 | |||
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| EXTRA CREDIT Homework Reading/writing assignment (Due 3-6-08): Instructions.
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| Reading listed is for the 2nd Edition of Structural Geology by Twiss & Moores. | |||||
| For equivalent reading in 1st edition look here (PDF) | |||||
| Reading | Homework | Homework | |||
| Lec | Date | Topic | (to be completed before class) | Assigned | Due |
| 1. | Tu 1-08 | Logistics & Introduction | HW 1 (W) | -- | |
| Rheology & Deformation Features | |||||
| 2. | Th 1-10 | Rheology | Ch. 16, (Int, 16.1) | HW 2 | -- |
| 3. | Tu 1-15 | Fractures, Joints & Faults | Ch. 2 (Int, 2.1-2.5, skip boxes) | HW 3 | HW 1 |
| (PDF-1) | Ch. 3 (Int, 3.1-3.2) | ||||
| 4. | Th 1-17 | Foliations & Lineations | Ch. 11 (Int, 11.1-11.10) | HW 4 | HW 2 |
| (PDF-1) (PDF-2) (PDF-3) | Ch. 14 (Int, 14.1-14.2) | ||||
| Strain & Ductile Deformation | |||||
| 5. | Tu 1-22 | Homogeneous Strain in 2D | Ch 12 (Int, 12.1) | HW 5 | HW 3 |
| 6. | Th 1-24 | Homogeneous Strain in 3D | Ch. 12 (12.2,12.3) | HW 6 | HW 4 |
| (Mini-Exam) KEY | |||||
| 7. | Tu 1-29 | Progressive Strain (PDF) | Ch. 12 (12.4) | HW 7 | HW 5 |
| 8. | Th 1-31 | Progressive Stretch (PDF) | Ch. 12 (12.5) | HW 8 | HW 6 |
| 9. | Tu 2-05 | Folds: Formations & Strain Patterns | Ch. 13 (Int, 13.1-13.5) | HW 9 | HW 7 |
| 10. | Th 2-07 | Strain in Natural Rocks | Ch. 15 (Int, 15.1-15.5, skip box) | HW 10 | HW 8 |
| (Mini-Exam) KEY | |||||
| Stress, Brittle & Ductile Deformation | |||||
| 11. | Tu 2-12 | Introduction to Stress | Ch. 7 (Int, 7.1 i-vi) | HW 11 | HW 9 |
| 12. | Th 2-14 | 2D Stress, Mohr Diagram | Ch. 7 (7.1 vii, 7.2) | HW 12 | HW 10 |
| 13. | Tu 2-19 | MIDTERM KEY | Lectures 1-10 | -- | -- |
| 14. | Th 2-21 | Mohr Diagram & States of Stress (PDF) | Ch. 7 (7.3) | HW 13 | HW 11 |
| 15. | Tu 2-26 | Mechanics of Fracture/Failure | Ch. 8 (Int, 8.1-8.3) | HW 14 | HW 12 |
| 16. | Th 2-28 | Mechanics of Fracture/Failure | Ch. 8 (8.4-8.7) | HW 15 | HW 13 |
| 17. | Tu 3-04 | Mechanics of Natural Rocks | Ch. 9 (Int, 9.1-9.4, 9.5 i-vii) | HW 16 | HW 14 |
| 18. | Th 3-06 | Mechanics of Natural Rocks | Ch. 9 (9.6-9.10) | -- | HW 15 |
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| 19. | Tu 3-11 | Mechanics of Natural Rocks: Examples | -- | HW 16 | |
| 20. | Th 3-13 | Mechanics of Natural Rocks: Examples | -- | -- | |
| ** | Th 3-20 | FINAL (8:00 - 10:00 am) | Cumulative; Emphasize Lec 11-20 | ||
| * Subject to change. All links in table are to PDFs | |||||
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Animations | |||||
| These animations have been downloaded from Dr. Rob Holcombe's website and are copyrighted to him. They are displayed here with a link to his website as requested by him: Rob Holcombe's Deformation Animations I'd like to thank Dr. Holcombe for making these animations available for instructors. | |||||
| Pure Shear Ellipses | |||||
| Simple Shear Ellipses | |||||
| Pure Shear Particle Paths | |||||
| Simple Shear Particle Paths | |||||
| Pure Shear Folded Lines | |||||
| Simple Shear Folded Lines | |||||
| Pure Shear Porphyroblast Fringes | |||||
| Simple Shear Porphyroblast Fringes | |||||
| Shear Zone: Gash Fracture Formation | |||||
| Shear Zone: Inhomogeneous Simple Shear | |||||
| Shear Zone: Homogeneous Simple Shear | |||||