Structural Geology Techniques

Steven Dutch, Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
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Mathematical Notes

Descriptive Geometry

Descriptive Geometry: Planes

  • Plot Structure Contours, Given Strike And Dip
  • Find Strike And Dip, Given Structure Contours
  • Plot Structure Contours, Given Three Points
  • Find Strike And Dip, Given Three Points
  • Use of Folded And Combined Constructions
  • Find Strike And Dip Given Structure Contour And One Other Point
  • Find Strike And Dip From Topographic Data
  • Structure Contours on Non-planar Surfaces

    • Descriptive Geometry: Lines

  • Plot Map Trace And Elevation, Given Trend And Plunge
  • Find Trend And Plunge, Given Map Trace And Elevation
  • Find Intersection of Two Planes
  • Find Apparent Dip of a Plane

    • Descriptive Geometry: Relations Between Lines And Planes

  • Find a Plane Containing Two Given Lines
  • Find True Attitude Given Two Apparent Dips
  • Find Intersection of Three Planes
  • Find Intersection of a Line And a Plane
  • Find Trend And Plunge, Given Pitch
  • Find Pitch, Given Attitude Data
  • Find Intersection of Two Non-planar Surfaces

    • Descriptive Geometry: Simple Geologic Structures

  • Fault Offset: Subcrop of Offset Beds
  • Fault Offset and Displacement
  • Fold Axis: Limb Intersections
  • Fold Axis: Bedding And Cleavage
  • Vertical Boreholes
  • Inclined Boreholes
  • Find True Thickness from Map Data
  • Interpret Geologic Structures From Map Data
  • Construct Simple Cross-section from Map Data

    • Intersections of Structures With Topography

  • Intersections of Structure and Topography: Overview
  • Contour Topographic Data
  • Find Intersection of a Plane And a Simple Slope
  • Find Intersection of a Plane And a Ridge or Valley
  • Find Outcrop Pattern of Gently-dipping Plane
  • Find Outcrop Pattern in Area of Complex Topography
  • Find Outcrop Patterns Involving Inliers or Outliers
  • Find Outcrop Patterns of Thick Rock Bodies
  • Find Outcrop Patterns Involving Simple Faults
  • Find Outcrop Patterns Involving Simple Folds
  • Find Intersection of a Line With Topography
  • Find Intersection of a Non-planar Surface With Topography

    Stereonet Techniques

  • About Spherical Projections
  • Constructing The Stereographic Projection
  • How Spherical Projections are Used
  • Plotting Structures on the Opposite Side of the Sphere

    • Stereonet Techniques: Planes

  • Plot a Plane, Given Strike And Dip
  • Find Strike And Dip of Plotted Plane

    • Stereonet Techniques: Lines

  • Plot a Line, Given Trend And Plunge
  • Find Trend And Plunge of a Plotted Line
  • Find Intersection of Two Planes
  • Find Apparent Dip of a Plane
  • Plot a Small Circle Given Its Center And Radius

    • Stereonet Techniques: Relations Between Lines And Planes

  • Find Angle Between Two Lines
  • Find a Plane Containing Two Given Lines
  • Find True Attitude Given Two Apparent Dips
  • Find Trend And Plunge, Given Pitch
  • Find Pitch, Given Attitude Data
  • Find the Strike and Dip of a Plane from Borehole Data

    Stereonet Techniques: Constructions Using Poles to Planes

  • Plot the Pole to a Plane, Given Strike And Dip
  • Find Strike And Dip of Plane, Given its Pole
  • Find Intersection of Two Planes
  • Find Angle Between Two Planes
  • Find Angle Between a Plane And a Line
  • Find a Plane Containing Two Given Lines
  • Find True Attitude Given Two Apparent Dips

    Rotations on The Stereonet

  • Rotate Around a Vertical Axis
  • Rotate Around Horizontal Axis
  • Rotate Around an Arbitrary Axis (Vertical Method)
  • Rotate Around an Arbitrary Axis (Horizontal Method)
  • Rotations Beyond The Primitive Circle

    Constructing Stereonets

  • Construct a Polar Stereonet
  • Construct an Equatorial Stereonet
  • Construct an Oblique Stereonet

    Simple Structural Analysis on the Stereonet

    Contouring Stereonet Data

  • Overlapping Circle Method
  • Moving Window Method
  • Kalsbeek Net
  • Contouring Methods Compared
  • Construct a Kalsbeek Net

    • Geometrical Analysis of Folds

    Stress And Strain

  • The Mohr Circle
  • Plot Real-World Stress Data on a Mohr Circle
  • Convert Stress from Mohr Circle to Real-World
    • Failure Envelopes
  • Mohr Circles in Three Dimensions
  • Mohr Circles and Conic Sections
  • Mohr Circles and Finite Strain
  • Mohr Circles and Infinitesimal Strain

    Analysis of Complex Structures

  • Construct a Fold Cross-Section Using the Arc (Busk) Method
  • Construct a Fold Cross-Section Using the Kink Method
  • Construct a Fold Cross-Section Using the Similar-Fold Method
  • Construct a Down-Plunge Profile

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    Created 28 December 1998, Last Update 11 February 2010
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