Geologia Estrutural

Goals

It is expected that, after concluding the discipline, students are able to identify, analyze and interpret geological structures of tectonic origin and acquire special skills on the use of the stereographic net (Schmidt projection and statistical projections) applied to geological and geotechnical problems. The discipline also aims at giving formation and tools for comprehensive interpretation of geological maps of structurally complex areas. With the final 3-to-4-day field trip, it is supposed that students get new and deeper skills on field work, specially on the identification and measuring of geological structures, on the identification of different types of contacts (tectonic and non-tectonic), and on the definition and correlation of tectono- stratigraphic units, the starting point for geological mapping.