Global Seismicity and History of Earthquake Occurrence in India -- Basic Mechanics of Earthquake Resistant Design -- Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering -- Earthquake Analysis of Earth Retaining Structures -- Dynamic Analysis of Earth Dams Under Earthquake -- Seismic Design of Shallow and Deep Foundations -- Dynamic Soil Structure Interaction in Earthquake Analysis -- Geo-technical Conside…
Introduction -- The development of ideas about the mineral transformations and the facies of metamorphism -- Mineral geothermobarometry -- The causes, geodynamic factors and models of metamorphism -- Metamorphic processes in the rocks -- Conclusion.This book presents the genetic connections of metamorphism and geodynamics. It discusses the tectonic and magmatic processes as the reason of metamo…
1:Introduction -- 2:Background -- 3:The geological formations of the Mesozoic complex -- 4:The basic eruptive rocks of the Alvear and Sorondo ranges (Mount Olivia) -- 5:The Cretaceous layers younger than the Early Cretaceous -- 6:The estimated basement for the Fuegian Andes Mesozoic stratigraphic series and the rocks considered to be as of pre-Mesozoic age -- 7:A synthesis about the stratigraph…
Teaching Methodologies in Structural Geology and Tectonics: an Introduction -- Geographic Information Systems in an Undergraduate Structural Geology Course: a Pilot Project at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee -- Self- and Peer-Evaluation of Individual Project Work: an Innovative Course Assessment Method to Increase Student Motivation -- Teaching Structural Geology Te…
Eogenetic Karst in Florida -- Geological Materials: An Overview -- Geologic Framework of Florida -- Hydrogeology of Florida -- Hydrogeochemistry of Florida -- Controls on Karst Landforms in Florida -- Caves and Sinkholes in Florida -- Epigene and Hypogene Kars -- Index. dfmAfms:LvmS:Lbv,zsd/f.b.This book discusses the geology, hydrogeology, and water quality/geochemistry of karst systems in geo…
Geomagnetic field, its generation and variations -- Rock and environmental magnetism -- Paleotectonic reconstructions and paleoceanography -- Magnetostratigraphy -- Extraterrestrial magnetism -- Applied magnetic survey (satellite and ground-based).This book offers a collection of papers presented in the International Conference on Geomagnetism, Paleomagnetism and Rock Magnetism held in Kazan (R…
Basic Principles -- The Geological Interpretation of the Thermochronologic Record -- Application of Fission Track Analysis to Geological Problems.This book is focused on the basics of applying thermochronology to geological and tectonic problems, with the emphasis on fission-track thermochronology. It is conceived for relatively new practitioners to thermochronology, as well as scientists exper…
Introduction -- Volcanic Activity and Processes -- Volcanoes and Human Settlements -- Volcanoes and Risk.This book serves as a guide to discovering the most interesting volcano sites in Italy. Accompanied by some extraordinary contemporary images of active Neapolitan volcanoes, it explains the main volcanic processes that have been shaping the landscape of the Campania region and influencing hu…
Chapter 1. The current state of the Arctic Basin study -- Chapter 2. Seismic stratigraphy of the sedimentary cover -- Chapter 3. Eurasian Basin -- Chapter 4. Lomonosov Ridge -- Chapter 5. Podvodnikov Basin -- Chapter 6. Makarov Basin -- Chapter 7. Mendeleev Rise -- Chapter 8. Chukchi Plateau and Chukchi Basin -- Chapter 9. Extension structures at the Eurasian continental margin -- Chapter 10. C…
Introduction -- Geological setting -- The Santa Olalla Igneous Complex -- The Aguablanca Ni-Cu-(PGE) sulphide deposit -- Stable and radiogenic isotope studies -- Ore-forming processes -- Conclusions.This book describes the Aguablanca Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide deposit, the first, and to date only, mineralization of this type in southwestern (SW) Europe. Since its discovery in 1993, this ore deposit has …