Course10510722460 lectures
Plate Tectonics
Prof. Pitambar Pati · IIT Roorkee
About
The aim of this course is to introduce the concept of plate tectonics and its relevance to the students. The geodynamics of plate movement, its affect on various segments of the earth is less understood yet. The application part of the course is mainly confined in the concept of mineral and hydrocarbon exploration, paleogeographic changes, sedimentary basin development and closure, climate changes and understanding the seismic nature of the active segments of the plate boundary zones. A special segment in this course is neotectonics meant for application of tectonics in understanding the recent plate movement and its effect on our daily life.
Intended audience: MSc, MTech, Ph.D students of Earth Sciences, Mining Geology, Civil engineering, Petroleum and mineral exploration
Prerequisites: BSc. In Geology for MSC and Ph.D students. For M.Tech students, introduction to geo Sciences
Lectures
Week 1
- Interior of Earth-I
- Interior of Earth-II
- Interior of Earth-III
- Interior of Earth-IV
- Interior of Earth- V
Week 2
Week 3
- Types of Plates and Plate Margins
- Basic Assumption of Plate Tectonics
- Relative Motion of Lithospheric Plates
- Euler's Theory on Lithospheric Plate Motion
- Constructive/ Creative Plate Margin
Week 4
- Slow and Fast Spreading Ridges
- Magma Chamber Properties at Mid-Oceanic Ridge
- Age-Depth Relationship Around the Mid-Oceanic Ridge
- Along Axis Segmentation of the Mid Oceanic Ridge
- Propagating Rifts and Microplate Development
Week 5
- Conservative Plate Margin- I
- Conservative Plate Margin- II, Continental Transform Faults
- Conservative Plate Margin- III, Transform Continental Margins
- Conservative Plate Margin- IV, Continental Transform Faults
- Destructive Plate Margins- I
Week 6
- Destructive Plate Margins-II, The Oceanic Trench
- Destructive Plate Margins-III, The Island Arc System
- Destructive Plate Margins-IV, The Back Arc Basin and Accretionary Prism
- Destructive Plate Margins-V, Seismicity in the Subduction Zone
- Destructive Plate Margins-VI, Gravity Anomaly and Thermal Structure at Subduction Zone
Week 7
- Lecture 31: Magmatism and Metamorphism at Different Plate Settings-I, Magmatism at Subduction Zone
- Lecture 32: Magmatism & Metamorphism at Different Plate Settings-II, Metamorphic at Subduction Zone
- Lecture 33: Orogeny and Epiorogeny- I Ocean-Continent Collision
- Lecture 34: Orogeny and Epiorogeny- II Continent-Continent Collision
- Lecture 35: Orogeny and Epiorogeny- III Arc-Continent Collision
Week 8
- Lecture 36: Fault Plane Solution
- Lecture 37: Plate Tectonics and Mineralisation- I
- Lecture 38: Plate Tectonics and Mineralisation- II
- Lecture 39: Plate Tectonics and Mineralisation at Divergent Margins- III
- Lecture 40: Plate Tectonics and Mineralisation at Divergent Margins- IV
Week 9
- Lecture 41: Plate Tectonics and Mineralisation at Convergent Margins-V
- Lecture 42: Plate Tectonics and Mineralisation at Convergent Margins-VI
- Lecture 43: Plate Tectonics and Mineralisation at Convergent Margins-VII
- Lecture 44: Plate Tectonics and Mineralisation at Intraplate Tectono-Metallogenic System-VIII
- Lecture 45: Plate Tectonics and Hydrocarbon Exploration- I
Week 10
- Lecture 46: Plate Tectonics and Hydrocarbon Exploration- II
- Lecture 47: Plate Tectonics and Climate Change
- Lecture 48: Stability of Triple Junction
- Lecture 49: Volcano
- Lecture 50: Volcano and its Products- I
Week 11
- Lecture 51: Volcano and its Products- II
- Lecture 52: Himalayan Tectonics- I
- Lecture 53: Himalayan Tectonics- II
- Lecture 54: Indian Seismicity
- Lecture 55: Neotectonics- I
Week 12
Syllabus and materials
At NPTEL, as the course publishes them.
Credits and licence
- Institution
- IIT Roorkee
- Department
- Civil Engineering
- Teacher
- Prof. Pitambar Pati
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Language
- English
- Subjects
- Engineering
- Source
- NPTEL
- Licence
- CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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