Syllabus
Finite strain tensor and its application to homogeneous deformation.
Displacement field, velocity strain field.
Applications to natural deformations.
Complex strain regimes: Transpression, transtension and combined deformation regimes.
Heterogeneous deformation.
Stress tensor.
Mohr circle for stress.
Paleostress analysis of fault populations.
Annotation
Advanced course in structural geology designated to graduate students in structural geology and other related fields. Basic knowledge of Python-Numpy is assumed, so for novices, the Data analysis in R and Python (MG440P44) course is recommended.