Problems and Solutions in Structural Geology and Tectonics

<p>Integrating Observation and Interpretation to Understand Tectonics, Past and Present<br>1. Cross-section construction and balancing: examples from the Spanish Pyrenees<br>2. Techniques for describing the structural geology of cratonic fault and fold zones<br>3. Using geodesy data in structural geology<br>4. What do earthquake magnitudes mean? Example of the Kaikoura, New Zealand, 2016 event</p> <p>Relating Observed Deformation to Stress and/or Strain History<br>5. Fluid pressure effects on deformation - Analysis of the Lusi Mud Volcano<br>6. Using Length/Throw ratio to assess the fitness of a fault framework interpretation<br>7. Pure Shear Kinematics<br>8. Strain Analysis<br>9. Unfolding veined fold limbs to deduce a basin’s prefolding state of stress</p> <p>Observations and Interpretations in Fieldwork and Hand Specimens<br>10. Recognition of structures in mid-crustal shear zones and how to discern between them<br>11. Early or late structures in thermogene travertines? Open-air lessons across Rome to focus on and answer this question<br>12. Characterizing Specimens from the Mid-Atlantic Appalachians in a Wilson Cycle Framework <br>13. Integrating Structural and Stratigraphic Field Data to Build a Tectonic Model for the Mid-Atlantic Appalachian Orogenic Cycle</p> <p>Adding Modern Methods to Field Geology<br>14. From GoogleEarth to 3-D Geology Problem 1: Understanding structures and generating geological maps using GoogleEarth<br>15. From GoogleEarth to 3-D Geology Problem 2: Seeing below the surface of the Digital Earth<br>16. Structural interpretation of remote sensing images</p> <p>Geophysical and Structural Techniques in Petroleum Geoscience and Borehole Projects<br>17. Understanding reservoir compartmentalization using Shale Gouge Ratio<br>18. How fault displacement patterns can be applied to investigate trap integrity<br>19. A numerical study of epithermal neutron log and application of image log</p> <p>Novel Integration of Mathematical Methods, Computer Science, and Structural Geology<br>20. Boolean logic in Fluid Flow<br>21. Using Graph Theory to represent Fracture Networks<br>22. Synthesis of folds in 3D with Bezier surface</p>