Università Roma Tre

INTRODUCTION TO BALANCED GEOLOGICAL CROSS-SECTIONS AND PURPOSES. MAIN TECHNIQUES USED IN THE PAST. FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOLOGICAL BALANCED CROSS-SECTIONS. RAMP-FLAT GEOMETRY. STRATIGRAPHIC SEPARATION DIAGRAMS. CUTOFF LINES. FAULT BRANCHING. PROJECTION AT DEPTH OF GEOLOGICAL DATA. DIP ANALYSIS (DIP DOMAINS). FAULT-RELATED FOLDING: FAULT-BEND FOLDING; FAULT-PROPAGATION FOLDING. THICK SKIN VERSUS THIN SKIN TECTONICS. RESTORATION OF A GEOLOGICAL CROSS SECTION. ANGULAR VERSUS CURVED RESTORING. TRANSVERSAL VERSUS LONGITUDINAL SECTIONS. THE CONTRIBUTION OF BRITTLE DEFORMATION IN THE PREPARATION OF A DEEP CROSS-SECTION. THE ROLES OF COMPACTION AND EROSION. ADMISSIBILITY OF BALANCED GEOLOGICAL CROSS-SECTIONS. BALANCING METHODS BY USE OF GRAPHIC SOFTWARE. INTRODUCTION TO SPECIFIC SOFTWARE.
PREPARATION OF A BALANCED GEOLOGICAL CROSS-SECTION AND REPORT.

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