Fundamentals of Structural Geology pdf

David Pollard (born October 12, 1943) is a Professor of Earth Mechanics and Structural Geology at Stanford University. David Pollard teaches an undergraduate course, Fundamentals of Structural Geology, and is writing a university textbook in Structural Geology. He teaches graduate-level courses in structural geology, rock mechanics, and rock fracture mechanics. Morris Professor of Earth Sciences, Stanford University, August 1983 - presently Geophysicist and Project Leader, USGS July 1974 - August 1983 Assistant Professor, University of Rochester, September 1970 - June 1974 Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Structural Geology. Developer of Poly3D, a boundary element computer program for fault and fracture analysis. Co-founder of IGEOSS, a French company that develops software for the hydrocarbon industry (acquired by Schlumberger in 2010). Author and producer of A Complete Suite, a musical allegory that explores the uses of continuity mechanics in structural geology. Editor, New Sections in Structural and Tectonic Geology, NSF-sponsored White Paper on Research Opportunities. Fellow of the Geological Society of America and the American Geophysical Union.

Fundamentals of Structural Geology pdf by David Pollard

Fundamentals of Structural Geology provides a new framework for the investigation of geological structures by integrating field mapping and mechanical analysis. Assuming a basic knowledge of physical geology, introductory calculus and physics, it emphasizes the observational data, modern mapping technology, principles of continuum mechanics, and the mathematical and computational skills, necessary to quantitatively map, describe, model, and explain deformation in Earth's lithosphere. By starting from the fundamental conservation laws of mass and momentum, the constitutive laws of material behavior, and the kinematic relationships for strain and rate of deformation, the authors demonstrate the relevance of solid and fluid mechanics to structural geology. This book offers a modern quantitative approach to structural geology for advanced students and researchers in structural geology and tectonics. It is supported by a website hosting images from the book, additional colour images, student exercises and MATLAB scripts. Solutions to the exercises are available to instructors.