A set of 3-hour laboratory activities are used in support of PSG&T lecture material, focusing on spatial skills (maps, sections, projections, etc) and applications of major concepts (stress/failure, strain, tectonics, etc). The activities are derived from multiple sources (old and new) and can be shared with instructors for information only. They are not part of the PSG&T offering and serve as examples only. Sources are identified in each activity. Contact: vdpluijm@umich.edu.
Topic |
(2016) |
(2018) |
Strike, dip and dip direction. Structure contours or strike lines, cross section, bed thickness, “three-point" problem. |
Structural Elements | |
Map patterns; geologic boundaries, faulting. | Map Patterns 1 | |
Fault Analysis. Stress and Failure. |
Failure | |
Lower hemisphere equal area projections (Schmidt net): planes, poles, lineations, etc. | Projections 1 | |
Plotting, rotation, contouring, computer routine (Stereonet). |
Projections 2 | |
Strain, incl computer routine (StrainSim). | Strain | |
Geometries, map pattern from folding, projections. |
Map Patterns 2 | |
Stress, Friction and Sliding. | Sliding | |
Cross-section Balancing. | Section Balancing | |
Computer-based map analysis (GeolMapDataExtractor, Google Earth). | Compumap | |
Map Analysis and Synthesis. | Map Synthesis | |
Plate Tectonics. | Tectonics | |
Lab Exam | N/A |