Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction to structural geology. 2. Stress and strain. 3. Folds. 4. Faults and shear zones. 5. Thrust faults. 6. Normal faults. 7. Strike slip fault systems. 8. Shear zones. 9. Joints. 10. Foliation. 11. Lineation. 12. Unconformity. 13. Determination of finite strain in rocks. 14. Balanced cross-section. 15. Deformation and metamorphism. 16. Structural Analysis. References. Author Index. Subject Index.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR A K Jain
A.K. Jain, an architect-town planner, is on the Advisory Board of the UN Habitat and is a fellow of the Eastern Asia Region Organisation for Planning and Housing (EAROPH), International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISoCaRP), Indian Institute of Architects, Institutes of Town Planners, and the Indian Buildings Congress. Also, he is on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Environmental Studies (UK). As Commissioner he worked on the Master Plan for Delhi-2021, National Urban Housing Policy (2007) and National Transport Policy (2006) and several other planning, housing and infrastructure projects. Mr. Jain is a visiting faculty at Delhi School of Planning and Architecture.
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