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This book will help structural geologists keep abreast of rapid changes in work practices resulting from the personal computer revolution. It is organized into six parts: I Computer-Aided Learning; II Microstructural Analysis; III Analysis of Orientation Data; IV Strain and Kinematic Analysis; V Mathematical and Physical Modeling; VI Structural Mapping and GIS. The 45 contributing authors explain how to: set up computer-aided teaching and learning facilities on a low budget; illustrate tectonic strain concepts with a drawing program; integrate multimedia presentations into structural coursework; analyze microstructures with computer-aided microscopy; produce sophisticated stereonets with custom software for both the Mac and IBM PC; evaluate orientation data using a spreadsheet program; model the development of macrostructures and microstructures numerically; integrate structural and geophysical data; and apply PC technology to the production of structural maps, cross sections, and block diagrams. The editor's own contributions reveal the inner workings of his renowned structural research applications which are used in hundreds of universities worldwide. Commercial and non-commercial applications of particular interest to structural geologists are reviewed.
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Structural Geology and
Personal Computers
COMPUTER METHODS IN THE GEOSCIENCES Daniel F. Merriam, Series Editor
Volumes in the series published by Elsevier Science Ltd Geological Problem Solving with Lotus 1-2-3 for Exploration and Mining Geology: G.S. Koch Jr. (With program on diskette) Exploration with a Computer: Geoscience Data Analysis Applications: W.R. Green Contouring: A Guide to the Analysis and Display of Spatial Data: D.F. Watson (with program on diskette) Management of Geological Data Bases: J. Frizado (Editor) Simulating Nearshore Environments: P.A. Martinez and J.W. Harbaugh Geographic Information Systems for Geoscientists: Modelling with GIS: G.F. Bonham-Carter Computing Risk for Oil Prospects: Principles and Programs: J.W. Harbaugh, J.C. Davis and J. Wendebourg. + Simulating Oil Migration and Stratigraphic
Traps: J. Wendebourg and J.W. Harbaugh * Volumes published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. Inc.: Computer Applications in Petroleum Geology: J.E. Robinson Graphic Display of Two- and Three-Dimensional Markov Computer Models in Geology: C. Lin and J.W. Harbaugh Image Processing of Geological Data: A.G. Fabbri Contouring Geologic Surfaces with the Computer: T.A. Jones, D.E. Hamilton, and C.R. Johnson Exploration-Geochemical Data Analysis with the IBM PC: G.S. Koch, Jr. (With programs on diskettes) Geostatistics and Petroleum Geology: M.E. Hohn Simulating Clastic Sedimentation: D.M. Tetzlaff and J.W. Harbaugh *Orders to: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. Inc. 7625 Empire Drive, Florence, KY 41042, U SA. Related Elsevier Science Ltd Publications Books MACEACHREN & TAYLOR (Editors): Visualization in Modern Cartography TAYLOR (Editor): Geographic Information Systems (The Microcomputer and Modern Cartography) Journals Computers & Geosciences Journal of Geodynamics Journal of Structural Geology Tectonophysics Full details of all Elsevier publications available on request from your nearest Elsevier office. See also http://www.elsevier.nl + In preparation
Struetu ra 1 Geology and Personal Computers
Edited by
Declan G De Paor Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Harvard University
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