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Autor principal: Twiss, Robert J.
Otros Autores: Moores, Eldridge, M.
Formato: Desconocido
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: New York : Freeman, 2007.
Edición:2nd ed.
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  • 1. Introduction
  • What Are Structural Geology and Tectonics?
  • Structural Geology, Tectonics, and the Use of Models
  • The Interior of the Earth and of Other Terrestrial Bodies
  • The Earth's Crust and Plate Tectonics: Introduction
  • Ocean Basins
  • The Structure of Continental Crust
  • Precambrian Shields
  • Phanerozoic Regions
  • The Scientific Method
  • Part I. Brittle deformation
  • 2. Fractures and Joints
  • Classification of Extension Fractures
  • Geometry of Fracture Systems in Three Dimensions
  • Features of Fracture Surfaces
  • Timing of Fracture Formation
  • Relationships of Fractures to Other Structures
  • Fractals and the Description of Joint Patterns
  • 3. Introduction to Faults
  • Types of Faults
  • Recognition of Faults
  • Determination of Fault Displacement
  • Fault Geometry
  • Balanced Cross Sections
  • 4. Normal Faults
  • Characteristics of Normal Faulting
  • Shape and Displacement of Normal Faults
  • Structural Associations of Normal Faults
  • Kinematic Models of Normal Fault Systems
  • Determination of Extension
  • Associated with Normal Faults
  • 5. Thrust or Reverse Faults
  • Recognition of Thrust Faults Shape and Displacement of Thrust Faults
  • Structural Environments of Thrust Faults
  • Kinematic Models of Thrust Fault Systems
  • Geometry and Kinematics of Thrust
  • Systems in the Hinterland
  • Analysis of Displacement on Thrust Faults
  • 6. Strike-Slip Faults
  • Characteristics of Strike-Slip Faults
  • Shape, Displacement, and Related Structures
  • Structural Associations of Strike-Slip Faults
  • Kinematic Models of Strike-Slip Fault Systems
  • Analysis of Displacement
  • Balancing Strike-Slip Faults
  • 7. Stress
  • Force, Traction, and Stress
  • The Mohr Diagram for Two-Dimensional Stress
  • Terminology for States of Stress
  • A Closer Look at the Mohr Circle for Two-Dimensional Stress
  • The Stress Tensor
  • What Is a Vector: A Brief Review
  • The Mohr Diagram for Three Dimensional Stress
  • What Is a Tensor?
  • Sign Conventions Galore: A Cautionary Note
  • Derivation of Principal Stresses in Two Dimensions
  • 8. Mechanics of Fracturing and Faulting: Experiment and Theory
  • Experimental Fracturing of Rocks
  • A Fracture Criterion for Tension Fractures
  • The Coulomb Fracture Criterion for Confined Compression
  • Effects of Confining Pressure on Fracturing and Frictional Sliding
  • Effects of Pore Fluid Pressure on Fracturing and Frictional Sliding
  • Effects on Fracturing of Anisotropy, the Intermediate Principal Stress, Temperature, and Scale
  • Limitations of the Coulomb Fracture Criterion
  • The Griffith Theory of Fracture
  • The Coulomb Fracture Criterion in Terms of Principal Stresses
  • 9. Mechanics of Natural Fractures and Faults
  • Elastic Deformation
  • Techniques for Determining Stress in the Earth
  • Mechanisms of Stressing the Earth's Crust
  • Stress in the Earth
  • Stress Histories and the Origin of Joints
  • The Spacing of Extension Fractures
  • Distinguishing Extension Fractures from Shear Fractures
  • Fractures Associated with Faults
  • Fractures Associated with Folds
  • Stress Distributions and Faulting
  • The Mechanics of Large Overthrusts
  • Cause and Effect: A Word of Caution
  • The Effect of Burial and Uplift on Stress in the Crust
  • Simplified Model of a Thrust Sheet
  • Part 2. Ductile deformation. 10. The Description of Folds. 10.1. Geometric parts of folds
  • 10.2. Fold scale and attitde
  • 10.3. The elements of fold style
  • 10.4. The order of folds
  • 10.5. common styles and structural associations of folding
  • 11. Foliations and lineations in deformed rocks. 11.1. Tectonites
  • 11.2. Compositional foliations
  • 11.3. Disjunctive foliations
  • 11.4. Crenulation foliations
  • 11.5. Continuous foliations
  • 11.6. The relationship of foliations to other structures
  • 11.7. Special types of foliation and nomenclature
  • 11.8. Structural lineations
  • 11.9. Mineral lineations
  • 11.10. Associations of lineations with other structures
  • 12. Geometry of homogenous strain. 12.1. Measure of strain
  • 12.2. the state of strain
  • 12.3. Special states of strain
  • 12.4. Progressive deformation
  • 12.5. Progressive stretch of material lines
  • 12.6. Homogeneous and inhomogeneous deformation
  • 12.7. The representarion of three-dimensional strain states and progressive strains
  • 12.8. Tensor representations of strain
  • 12.9. Finite strain of an arbitrary line segment and the mohr circle
  • 12.10. Applications of strain analysis
  • Other measures of linear strain
  • Terminology of strain compared with stress: Beware!
  • A more qunatitative view of strain
  • 13. Kinematic analysis of folds. 13.1. Flexural folding of a layer
  • 13.2. Passive shear folding of a layer
  • 13.3. Volume-loss folding of a layer
  • 13.4. Homogeneous flattening of folds in a layer
  • 13.5. Folding of multilayers
  • 13.6. Formation of kink and chevron folds
  • 13.7. Fault-bend and fault-propagation folding of a multilayer
  • 13.8. Drag folds and hansen's method for slip-line determination
  • - 13.9. Superposed folding
  • 13.10. Diapiric flow
  • 14. Analysis of foliations and lineations. 14.1. Material and nonmaterial foliations and lineations
  • 14.2. Mechanisms of formation of foliations and lineations and their relationships to stran
  • 14.3. Interpretation of the morphological types of foliation
  • 14.4. Steady-state foliations
  • 14.5. Foliations and shear planes
  • 14.6. Interpretation of morphological types of lineation
  • 14.7. Lineations on folds
  • 15. Observations of strain in deformed rocks. 15.1. Measuring strain in rocks
  • 15.2. Relationship of strain to foliations and lineations
  • 15.3. Measurement of strain in folds
  • 15.4. Strain in shear zones
  • 15.5. Deformation history
  • Britttle strain inferred from fault systematics
  • Common techniques for measuring strain
  • Part. 3. Rheolgy. 16. Macroscopic aspects of rock deformation: rheology and experiment. 16.1. Continuum models of material behavios
  • 16.2. Experiments on friction and cataclastic flow: implications for faulting
  • 16.3. Experimental investigaion of ductile flow
  • 16.4. Steady-state creep
  • 16.5. The effects of pressure, grain size, chemical environment and partial melt on steady-state creep
  • 16.6. Application of experimental rheology to natural deformation
  • Measures of strain rate
  • The rate and state depenent friction law
  • Experimental determination ofthe material constants in the high temperature creep equation
  • Constitutive equations in three dimensions
  • 17. Microscopic aspects of ductile deformation: mechanisms and fabrics. 17.1. Mechanisms of low-temperature deformation
  • 17.2. Twin gliding
  • 17.3. Diffusion and solution creep
  • 17.4. Linear crystal defects: the geometry and motion of dislocations
  • 17.5. Mechanisms of dislocation creep
  • 17.6. Microstructural fabrics associated with sdislocation creep
  • 17.7. Preferred orientation fabrics of dislocation creep
  • 17.8. Symmetry principles in the interpretation of deformed rocks
  • Rheologies inferred from mechanisms of ductile deformation
  • Inferring the orientation and magnitude of paleostresses in deformed rocks
  • 18. Scale models and quantitative models of rock deformation. 18.1. Constraints on physical models
  • 18.2. The theory of scale models
  • 18.3. scale models of folding
  • 18.4. Scale models of gravity-driven deformation
  • 18.5. Plastic slip-line field thheory and faulting
  • 18.6. Analytic solution for the viscous buckling of a competent layer in an incompetent matrix
  • 18.7. Numerical models of bucking and the effects of different rheologies
  • Fromulation of a mathematical model with application to the problem of viscous deformation
  • Part 4. Regional associations of structures. 19. Development of structures at active plate margins. 19.1. Divergent margins on the continents: continental rifting
  • 19.2. Divergent margins in ocean basins
  • 19.3. Major strike-slip faults: transform faults and megashears
  • 19.4. Convergent margins
  • 19.5. Active collisions
  • Structures of convergent and divergent strike-slip along the boundaries of the sierran microplate
  • 20. Anatomy and tectonics of orogenic belts. 20.1. Intrduction
  • 20.2. The foredeep or foreland basin
  • 20.3. the external thrus complex: foreland fold and thrust belt, slate belt, ophiolites and sutures
  • 20.4. The crystalline core zone: metamorphism
  • 20.5. The crystalline core zone: structure and lithology
  • 20.6. Extensional deformation and low-angle detachments
  • 20.7. High-angle fault zones
  • 20.8. Minor structures and strain in the interpretaiton of orogenic zone
  • 20.9. Tectonics, topography and erosion
  • 20.10. Tectonics and metamorphism
  • 20.11. Simple models of orogenic deformation
  • 20.12. A two-dimensional plate tectonic odel of orogeny
  • 20.13. The "Wilson cycle" and plate tectonics
  • 20.14. Terrane analysis
  • Appendix 1. The orientation and representarion o structures. A1.1. The attitude of planes and lines
  • A1.2. Graphical presentation of orientation data
  • A1.3. Geologic maps
  • A1.4. Cross sections: protrayal of structures in three dimensions
  • Appendix 2. Geophysical techniques. A2.1. Seismic studies
  • A2.2. Analysis of gravity anomalies
  • A2.3. Geomagnetic studies
  • Appendix 3. Units and constants. Basic SI (Système international; mks) Units
  • Table of SI Multiples
  • Other systems of units.