Stereographic projection techniques for geologists and civil engineers/ Richard J. Lisle, Peter R. Leyshon.

1 Geological structures of planar type
2 Measuring and recording the orientation of planar structures
3 Geological structures of linear type
4 Measuring and recording the orientation of lines
5 Why do we need projections?
6 Idea of stereographic projections
7 Approximate method of plotting lines and planes
8 Exercises 1
9 The stereographic net
10 Precise method of plotting planes
11 Precise methods for plotting lines 1 Where the plunge of the line is known
12 Precise methods for plotting lines 2 Where the line is known from its pitch
13 Intersection of two planes
14 Plane containing two lines
15 Apparent dip
16 The angle between two lines
17 The angle between two planes
18 The plane which bisects the angle between two planes
19 Projecting a line onto a plane
20 Stereographic and equal-area projections
21 The polar net
22 Analysing folds 1 Cylindricity and plunge of axis
23 Analysing folds 2 Inter-limb angle and axial
24 Analysing folds 3 Style of folding
25Analysing folds 4 The orientation of folds
26 Folds and cleavage
27 Analysing folds with cleavage
28 Faults 1 Calculating net slip
29 Faults 2 Estimating stress directions
30 Cones/small circles
31 Plotting a cone
32 Rotations about a horizontal axis
33 Example of rotation about a horizontal axis
34 Example of rotation
35 Rotation about an inclined axis
36 Example of rotation about an inclined axis
37 Density contouring on stereograms
38 Superposed folding 1
39 Superposed folding 2 Sub-area concept
40 Example of analysis of folds
41 Geometrical analysis of folds
42 Example of analysis of jointing
43 Geotechnical applications
44 Assessing plane failure. Rock slope stability
45 Assessing plane failure. Daylighting
46 Assessing wedge failure
47 Exercises 2
48 Solutions to exercises