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May
Quantitative Structural Geology
15. 5. 2015, at 9.19, written by NTFTechniques and tools for structural mapping Geometrical description of structural elements with differential geometry Fundamentals of mechanics of continua Mechanics of elastic, brittle and viscous deformation Techniques of palaeostress analysis Techniques of kinematic section balancing using MVE Move 2D and Move 3D software Geomechanial modeling of brittle deformation in rocks with MVE Move software Modeling spatial ... Read more
15
May
Anthropogene and Recent Sedimentary Environments
15. 5. 2015, at 9.15, written by NTFUrban and recent sedimentary environment; definitions, classification and basic characteristics Sourcing of urban sediments Transport processes Processes of formation of sediments in urban environments and their properties Lake environments Shallow water environments Evaporite environments Dams and reservoirs Floodplains Cave sediments Contamination of sediments The management and planning of urban and industrial sedimentary environments
15
May
Active Tectonics
15. 5. 2015, at 9.13, written by NTFGeological characteristics of earthquakes: types of tectonic deformation, tectonic environments on Earth, geological and seismotectonic characteristics of earthquakes, surface effects of earthquakes. Quantitative methods: Quaternary dating methods, geodetic surveying of active deformation. Tectonic geomorphology: tectonic deformation and shaping of topography, geomorphic indicators of active tectonics, influence of tectonics on river network, active orogenesis, surface response ... Read more
15
May
Historical Geology and Global Tectonics
15. 5. 2015, at 9.08, written by NTFArchaic crust and the start of plate tectonics Continental rifting Passive continental margins and oceans Island arcs Continental margin orogens Collision and the example of the Himalayas Alpine orogeny Paleozoic orogeny and Pangaea Proterozoic orogens and super-continents
15
May
Micropalaeontology
15. 5. 2015, at 9.05, written by NTFStudents get familiar with the following topics: what is Micropaleontology, what it deals with and what are the research methods, sampling: quantity of the samples, preparation techniques (lithified and unlithified sediment, thin sections, phisical and chemical methods of preparations), properties of various groups of microfossils: foraminifera, radiolarians, conodonts, diatoms, silicoflagellates, palynomorphs, calpionellids, dasycladacean green algae, ... Read more
15
May
Plate tectonics theory: composition of the lithosphere, lithospheric plates, geological evidence for plate motion, plate kinematic on spherical Earth, absolute and relative plate motions, plate boundaries, triple junctions, mechanisms of plate motion. Principal tectonic environments on Earth: oceanic ridges and transform faults, continental extensional provinces (rifts), continental transform and strike-slip faults, subduction zones, collisional zones ... Read more
15
May
Application of Geology in Archaeology
15. 5. 2015, at 9.00, written by NTFThe course is intended for those who are interested in archaeology and who want to apply geological knowledge to solve problems related to the development of human civilization. In addition to the carrier the lectures will be also performed by guest lecturers – archaeologists and geologists dealing with nature-science approach in archaeology. Introductory lectures will ... Read more
15
May
Individual Field Work Project
15. 5. 2015, at 8.14, written by NTFIn this course the student will independently map a selected terrain of appropriate extent. Coursework includes: independent literature search about the selected terrain three introductory field days in the selected terrain with the supervisor at least 14 days of individual field work preparing and presenting the final report one field day for a field review ... Read more
15
May
Geomodeling
15. 5. 2015, at 8.05, written by NTFtypes of subsurface data in Geology introduction to the Gocad/SKUA software discrete modeling of geological objects basic geometrical objects: points, curves, surfaces volumetric geometrical objects: voxet, sgrid Discrete Smooth Interpolation (DSI) geological modeling on objects: control constraints and effects of faulting integral 3D digital geological model quality control (QC) basics of spatial geostatistics modeling of ... Read more
13
May