COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEO 2401 STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TALIP GÜNGÖR

Offered to

Geological Engineering
Geological Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

THE AIM OF THIS COURSE IS TO TEACH GEOMETRICAL FEATURES OF THE ROCKS AND ESTABLISH THE RELATION BETWEEN STRUCTURES AND PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE LITHOSPHERE.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   IDENTIFIES THE STRUCTURES IN THE ROCKS
2   CLASSIFIES THE GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES
3   EXPLAINS DEFORMATION IN THE ROCKS
4   EXPLAINS FAULT MECHANICS
5   EXPLAINS FOLD MECHANICS
6   DISTINGUISHES THE RELATIVE AGES OF THE STRUCTURES
7   DEMONSTRATES THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STRUCTURES FORMED IN DIFFERENT SCALES

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic structures, scale, relative ages of the structures
2 Mechanics of the mesoscopic structures (Fractures, veins)
3 Mechanics of faulting and recognition of faults
4 Revers and thrust faults
5 Normal faults
6 Strike-slip faults
7 Mechanics of folding
8 Foliation/cleavage and linear structures
9 Midterm exam
10 Basics of the theory of plate tectonics
11 Convergent plate boundaries
12 Divergent plate boundaries
13 Transform plate boundaries
14 Orogenesis and mountain building

Recomended or Required Reading

Davis G.H., Reynolds S.J. 1996. Structural geology of rocks and regions. John Wiley and sons, inc. New York. ISBN: 0 471 52621 5, 776 p.
Marshak S. & Mitra G. 1988. Basic Methods of Structural Geology. Prentice Hall. 445 p.
Ragan D.M. 1973. Structural Geology: An introduction to geometrical techniques, 2 nd. edition. John Wiley & Sons. 208 p.
Hatcher R.D.Jr. 1995. Structural Geology: Princples, concepts and Problems. Prentice Hall. 525 p.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS, HOMEWORKS, EXCURSIONS, PRACTICES

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 LAB LABORATORY
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + LAB * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + LAB * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-Term and Final exam: LO1-LO7 (%70)
Assignment: LO3, LO4 ve LO5 (%10)
Lab: LO1 ve LO5 (%10)
Field Study: LO1, LO2 ve LO5 (%10)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

EXCURSION WILL BE HOLD ON WEEKEND,

EXCURSION REPORT WILL BE GRADED 25% IN LAB. ACTIVITY .

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Talip Güngör, talip.gungor@deu.edu.tr, 0232 3017333
Assist.Prof.Dr. Erhan Akay, Erhan.akay@deu.edu.tr, 0232 3017333

Office Hours

wednesdays 15.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 14 2 28
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing assignments 1 8 8
Field study 1 8 8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 2 1 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 104

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1
LO.2531
LO.354
LO.42332
LO.53443
LO.6443
LO.74

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