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This course is highly valuable for civil engineers, geologists, and geotechnical professionals who want to strengthen their understanding of subsurface conditions. Learning directly from IIT Kanpur faculty through NPTEL’s structured video lectures, students gain practical insight into rock behavior, faulting, and folding, which are critical for foundations, tunnels, slopes, and dam projects.

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Introductory Field Structural Geology

17 Lectures

614 min

Introduction
Preview
36 min
Field area and locations
Preview
42 min
Structural elements
Preview
43 min
Stereographic projection
31 min
Primary structures 1
29 min
Primary structures -2
36 min
Secondary structures -1
30 min
Secondary structures -2
27 min
Basic litho-structural mapping
26 min
Ductile deformation
56 min
Folds and folding
34 min
Ductile deformation- superposed folding
45 min
Superposed foldings
33 min
Superposition of folds in Tenduldanga, Ghatshila
28 min
Brittle deformation
33 min
strain measurement
33 min
Summary
52 min

Course details

The Introductory Field Structural Geology course introduces the principles of structural geology with a strong emphasis on field observations and real geological formations. The course helps learners understand how rocks deform under stress and how geological structures are identified, measured, and interpreted in the field—skills essential for geotechnical, mining, and infrastructure projects.

SOURCE- YouTube [IIT Kanpur NPTEL]

Course suitable for

Agriculture
Oil & Gas
Rail & Transport
Civil & Structural
Geoscience
Health, Safety & Environmental

Key topics covered

Introduction to structural geology and field methods
Stress, strain, and rock deformation
Geological maps and structural data collection
Folds: types, geometry, and field recognition
Faults and joints: classification and mechanics
Measurement of geological structures (strike & dip)
Interpretation of field data and case examples
Engineering relevance of structural geology

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