Stress and Strain
Stress = Force / area
Strain = change in shape
Orientation of stress:
Compression, tension and shear
Styles of strain
Elastic, plastic, and fracture
Geologic Structures: Strike and dip
Fractures: Fracture Deformation
Joints vs. Faults
Hanging Wall and foot wall
Thrust faults
Normal faults
Strike-slip faults
Folds: Plastic Deformation
Anticlines
Synclines
Monoclines
Plunging folds
Mountains and the Continents
Stress and tectonic setting
Building continents: Orogenic belts vs. cratons
Fault block ranges
Fold and thrust ranges
Volcanic ranges