EPS116 - LAB - 2011

• Administrative Details
• Lab Schedule

Lab Session	Date	Title	Click Here
Lecture	Jan 21	Introduction & Techniques of Structural Geology
Lab 1	Jan 28	Describing 3-D Geometry	Handout (PDF, 5.5MB)
Lab 2	Feb 4	Quantifying 3-D Geometry: Stereonets	Handout (PDF, 1.4MB) Equal Angle Stereonet (PDF, 7.3MB) Equal Area Stereonet (PDF, 1.6MB) Stereonet programs
Lab 3	Feb 11	Visualizing 3-D Geometry: Cross Sections	Handout (PDF, 656KB)
Lab 4	Feb 18	Stress, Traction, & Theoretical Failure Models	Handout (PDF, 324KB) Stress.w Mohr.c Sigma.c
Lab 5	Feb 25	Testing Actual Failure Models in the Sandbox	Handout (PDF, 208KB) Photos Old Photos
Exam	March 4	Midterm 1	-----------------------------------
Lab 6 / Field Trip 1	Sat, Mar 5	Moss Beach & Montara Beach Field Trip	Strike and Dip Data
Lab 6	March 11	Field Trip Follow-up	-----------------------------------
Lab 7	March 18	Cross Section Restoration	Handout (PDF, 1.2 MB)
No Class	March 25	Spring Break	-----------------------------------
Lecture	April 1	Catch up lecture if needed
Lecture	April 8	Discuss Project Ideas
Lab 8 / Field Trip 2	April 10	Marin Headlands	Handout (PDF, 1.4 MB) Grading Criteria (PDF, 35 K) Class Data (2011) Class Data (2009)
Lab 9	April 15	Quantifying Strain 2: Strain Analysis	Handout (PDF, 2.2 MB) Marshak & Mitra section (JPG, 812 K) Fry Method Image 1 (JPG, 828 K) Fry Method Image 2 (JPG, 828 K) Rf/Phi Image (JPG, 380K) Rf/phi Spreadsheet (Excel, 500k) Rf/phi Spreadsheet Example 2 Rf/phi Spreadsheet PC
Exam	April 22	Midterm 2	-----------------------------------
Lab 10	April 29	Rheology	Handout (PDF, 2.6 MB)
Projects	May 11	Final Projects due by 8:30 AM	-----------------------------------

Goal
Lab assignments will allow you to practice skills useful in solving problems in structural geology. In addition, they will force you think critically about the given information and synthesize it accordingly.

Grading

• Completed exercises from the previous week are due by the beginning of lab. They will not be accepted after that.
• Exceptions to the above policy will be made on a case-by-case basis for family/medical emergencies or with approval from your GSI prior to the due date.
• I will return graded labs by the end of lecture period the next Monday, this will allow you to prevent the repetition of mistakes.
• We expect a lot from you and I will grade the labs with these high expectations in mind.
• I also understand that the material is new and that you have other obligations besides this one class.
• In return for your hard work, I pledge the same. Along with your grade, I will provide detailed comments about your lab.

Collaboration
While we encourage you to work together on lab assignments, collaboration is not the same as copying or being given answers. We trust that you will use your best academic judgment to ensure that each student gets as much out of the lab assignments as possible. When working together, strive to "teach" each other.