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GLE 306 Structural Geology

HND1 levelEngineering & Technology14 topics

GLE 306 covers 14 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Stress and strain in rocks
  2. Rock response to stress
  3. Compass and clinometer use
  4. Strike and dip measurement
  5. Stereographic net plotting
  6. True and apparent dip
  7. Rock fractures and failure
  8. Joints and fault classification
  9. Fault movement, throw, heave and net slip
  10. Folds and fold systems
  11. Fold analysis with stereonets and diagrams
  12. Structure contour maps
  13. Folding mechanics and controls
  14. Three-point problems in structural geology

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Stress and strain in rocks

Stress and strain in rocks are the fundamental concepts that explain how rocks deform under tectonic forces. Mastering the definitions of stress, strain, elastic and plastic behaviour, and the stress–strain relationship is essential for solving problems on deformation mechanisms, fault mechanics, and seismic hazard assessment in the NUC CCMAS, NBTE and NCCE syllabi.

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