Engineering Geology

  1. Structural Geology
    1. Stress and Strain in Rocks
      1. Stress Types
        1. Compressive Stress
          1. Tensile Stress
            1. Shear Stress
            2. Strain and Deformation
              1. Elastic Deformation
                1. Plastic Deformation
                  1. Brittle Deformation
                  2. Stress-Strain Relationships
                  3. Folds
                    1. Fold Types
                      1. Anticlines
                        1. Synclines
                          1. Monoclines
                          2. Fold Geometry
                            1. Limbs
                              1. Hinges
                                1. Axial Planes
                                2. Field Recognition
                                  1. Engineering Implications
                                  2. Faults
                                    1. Fault Types
                                      1. Normal Faults
                                        1. Reverse Faults
                                          1. Strike-Slip Faults
                                            1. Thrust Faults
                                            2. Fault Mechanics
                                              1. Stress Conditions
                                                1. Movement Patterns
                                                2. Field Identification
                                                  1. Engineering Significance
                                                  2. Joints and Fractures
                                                    1. Joint Types
                                                      1. Systematic Joints
                                                        1. Non-Systematic Joints
                                                        2. Fracture Patterns
                                                          1. Formation Mechanisms
                                                            1. Effects on Rock Mass Behavior
                                                            2. Unconformities
                                                              1. Types
                                                                1. Angular Unconformity
                                                                  1. Disconformity
                                                                    1. Nonconformity
                                                                    2. Recognition Methods
                                                                      1. Geological Interpretation

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