INHOUD:
This course focuses on the nature, origin and interpretation of deformation structures preserved in the Earth’s crust, on scales ranging from that of basins, orogens and nappes, to those of folds, fault zones, foliations and microfabrics.  Aspects covered include structural geometry and kinematics, rock deformation mechanisms, tectonic setting and geodynamic significance.
- Tools for quantification: strain measurement techniques, Tensors and Mohr circles, strain in folds and shear zones
- Structures in the upper crust: fault patterns, structural styles 
- Deformation behaviour of rocks: Elastic/brittle field, ductile field
- The anatomy of orogenic belts: from upper to lower crust, role of ductile deformation

DOELEN:
By the end of the course, the student will have acquired:
- a basic understanding of the processes involved in the development of crustal deformation structures, at the macro-, meso- and microscales
- quantitative insight into the determination of deformation and strain, deformation history and paleostress state from the study of deformed rocks
- the ability to recognise “structural styles” (associations of structures characteristic of specific tectonic settings) and an understanding of their development
- insight into which features and processes are important to consider in analyzing deformed terrains and in constructing tectonic models.