IIT Kharagpur (India) workshop 2024
Convenor: Prof. Manish A. Mamtani (mamtani@gg.iitkgp.ac.in)
The workshop entitled “Deformation Mechanisms, Processes And Fabric Analysis In Earth Materials From The Global To The Nano Scale – Methods And Applications” was convened by Professor Manish A. Mamtani (President, IASGT) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur (India) from 26-28 February 2024. A total of 17 lectures were delivered by structural geologists from different countries who travelled to India for the workshop. 200 persons participated in the workshop, mostly young researchers (doctoral, post-doctoral fellows and early career scientists). Forty percent of the participants were female scientists. A total of 51 research papers were presented as posters by the participants. During the General Assembly of the IASGT on 28-February-2024, authors of five papers were awarded a “Best Poster Certificate”. Glimpses of the Workshop are highlighted through some pictures.
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Welcome by the convenor
Group photo
Awardees of the best poster prize
IASGT General Assembly
Poster session
In the past few decades, a lot of studies have been done to understand fabric development in deformed rocks using a variety of methods. Field measurements, anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS), light microscopy (petrography), electron microscopy (SEM, EBSD and TEM) amongst other tools have been used to evaluate the fabric of rocks at various scales (global to nano), and infer deformation mechanisms and processes. This has helped gain considerable knowledge about rock anisotropy, its influence on physical properties and rheology of earth materials. In addition, experimental studies and numerical simulations of structures developed at various scales have helped evaluate distribution of parameters like stress, shear strain etc. and model fabric evolution and deformation textures. This knowledge helps in geodynamic studies as well as to forward-model microstructure evolution. Moreover, understanding principles of rock deformation, processes and anisotropy is also critical for aspects related to mineralization and its potential, natural disasters like landslides, geotechnical works, deep-seated waste disposal repositories, energy storage, geothermal energy etc.
