Acknowledgments
Taixu Bai, Laurent Maerten, Scott S. Young, Frantz
Maerten, Stephan Bergbauer, Peter Eichhubl,
PhillipG.Resor,KurtR.Sternlof,PatriciaE.Fiore,Ian
W. Mynatt, W. Ashley Griffith, Nicolas Bellahsen,
Gaurav Chopra, and J. Ole Kaven.
David Pollard would like to thank John Suppe
of Princeton University and Patience A. Cowie of
Edinburgh University for hosting sabbaticals that
provided important time for development of the
materials presented here. He gratefully acknowledges the help of the staff of the Department of
Geological and Environmental Sciences and the
Branner Earth Sciences Library at Stanford University. Also, he extends special thanks to the
Seeley G. Mudd Science Library at Pomona College
and to the National Cello Institute for providing an
idyllic venue for preparation of the manuscript.
Raymond Fletcher would like to acknowledge
several people who contributed to his education
as a structural geologist. William F. Brace (MIT)
awarded him a C in the undergraduate structural
geology course, giving useful incentive for further
study of a subject that Bill’s treatment showed to
consist of an intriguing combination of field observation and mechanical analysis. Bill Brace also gave
excellent advice on what not to do as a Ph.D.
research project prior to the arrival at Brown
University of his Ph.D. advisor William M. Chapple.
Bill Chapple provided guidance in formulating a
tractable complete mechanical model for the
emplacement of a gneiss dome and M. A. Jaswon
pointed him toward a method of analysis. Interaction with Bill Chapple over many years continued to enrich his experience. The foundation for
his understanding of continuum mechanics was
provided by the lucid presentation of this subject
in a two-semester course at Brown University by
E. T. Onat. Arvid M. Johnson introduced him to the
disciplined mapping of small-scale structures in
the field interspersed with more freewheeling discussions of mechanical modeling. Memorable discussions over coffee and pastry with Bernard Hallet
continue to provide him with imaginative ideas,
such as treating the Basin-and-Range Province as a
David Pollard would like to acknowledge four
teachers who shaped his understanding of structural geology as an undergraduate and graduate
student. Donald B. McIntyre of Pomona College
provided the spark that ignited his curiosity about
the subject and put it in an historical context.
Arvid M. Johnson of Stanford University introduced him to the tools of mechanics and to a rational way to approach physical processes in the field
and laboratory. John G. Ramsay of Imperial College
taught him how to measure deformation in
outcrop and investigate the geometry and kinematics of rock subject to ductile deformation.
Neville J. Price of Imperial College introduced him
to rock mechanics and the analysis of rock subject
to brittle deformation. These teachers provided a
diversity of viewpoints of structural geology that
was fascinating as well as challenging, and the
origins of many of the themes played out in this
textbook can be traced directly to their classrooms.
Arvid Johnson’s role in the formative stages of
work on the textbook was particularly important.
David Pollard was privileged to study with students who were colleagues at Pomona College,
Stanford University, and Imperial College, and later
to work with students in a teaching and advisory
capacity at the University of Rochester, the US
Geological Survey (Menlo Park), and Stanford
University. Many of these students have participated in research that helped to shape the concepts
and methods described in this book. They include:
Atilla Aydin, Ze’ev Reches, Gary R. Holzhausen, John
W. Cosgrove, Otto H. Muller, David R. Dockstader,
Paul T. Delaney, Paul Segall, Jon H. Fink, J. Russell
Dyer, Russell K. Davies, Laurie L. Erickson, Marie D.
Jackson, Peter C. Wallmann, Stephen J. Martel,
Allan M. Rubin, Larry G. Mastin, Jon E. Olson, Sarah
D. Saltzer, Scott S. Zeller, Andrew L. Thomas, Carl E.
Renshaw, Roland Bürgmann, Pauline M. Mollema,
Marco Antonellini, Haiqing Wu, Peter P.
Christiansen,Stephen K. Matthäi, JoshuaJ.Roering,
J. Ramón Arrowsmith, George Hilley, Emanuel J. M.
Willemse, Michele L. Cooke, Elissa Koenig, Juliet G.
Crider, W. Lansing Taylor, Simon A. Kattenhorn,
Taixu Bai, Laurent Maerten, Scott S. Young, Frantz
Maerten, Stephan Bergbauer, Peter Eichhubl,
PhillipG.Resor,KurtR.Sternlof,PatriciaE.Fiore,Ian
W. Mynatt, W. Ashley Griffith, Nicolas Bellahsen,
Gaurav Chopra, and J. Ole Kaven.
David Pollard would like to thank John Suppe
of Princeton University and Patience A. Cowie of
Edinburgh University for hosting sabbaticals that
provided important time for development of the
materials presented here. He gratefully acknowledges the help of the staff of the Department of
Geological and Environmental Sciences and the
Branner Earth Sciences Library at Stanford University. Also, he extends special thanks to the
Seeley G. Mudd Science Library at Pomona College
and to the National Cello Institute for providing an
idyllic venue for preparation of the manuscript.
Raymond Fletcher would like to acknowledge
several people who contributed to his education
as a structural geologist. William F. Brace (MIT)
awarded him a C in the undergraduate structural
geology course, giving useful incentive for further
study of a subject that Bill’s treatment showed to
consist of an intriguing combination of field observation and mechanical analysis. Bill Brace also gave
excellent advice on what not to do as a Ph.D.
research project prior to the arrival at Brown
University of his Ph.D. advisor William M. Chapple.
Bill Chapple provided guidance in formulating a
tractable complete mechanical model for the
emplacement of a gneiss dome and M. A. Jaswon
pointed him toward a method of analysis. Interaction with Bill Chapple over many years continued to enrich his experience. The foundation for
his understanding of continuum mechanics was
provided by the lucid presentation of this subject
in a two-semester course at Brown University by
E. T. Onat. Arvid M. Johnson introduced him to the
disciplined mapping of small-scale structures in
the field interspersed with more freewheeling discussions of mechanical modeling. Memorable discussions over coffee and pastry with Bernard Hallet
continue to provide him with imaginative ideas,
such as treating the Basin-and-Range Province as a
David Pollard would like to acknowledge four
teachers who shaped his understanding of structural geology as an undergraduate and graduate
student. Donald B. McIntyre of Pomona College
provided the spark that ignited his curiosity about
the subject and put it in an historical context.
Arvid M. Johnson of Stanford University introduced him to the tools of mechanics and to a rational way to approach physical processes in the field
and laboratory. John G. Ramsay of Imperial College
taught him how to measure deformation in
outcrop and investigate the geometry and kinematics of rock subject to ductile deformation.
Neville J. Price of Imperial College introduced him
to rock mechanics and the analysis of rock subject
to brittle deformation. These teachers provided a
diversity of viewpoints of structural geology that
was fascinating as well as challenging, and the
origins of many of the themes played out in this
textbook can be traced directly to their classrooms.
Arvid Johnson’s role in the formative stages of
work on the textbook was particularly important.
David Pollard was privileged to study with students who were colleagues at Pomona College,
Stanford University, and Imperial College, and later
to work with students in a teaching and advisory
capacity at the University of Rochester, the US
Geological Survey (Menlo Park), and Stanford
University. Many of these students have participated in research that helped to shape the concepts
and methods described in this book. They include:
Atilla Aydin, Ze’ev Reches, Gary R. Holzhausen, John
W. Cosgrove, Otto H. Muller, David R. Dockstader,
Paul T. Delaney, Paul Segall, Jon H. Fink, J. Russell
Dyer, Russell K. Davies, Laurie L. Erickson, Marie D.
Jackson, Peter C. Wallmann, Stephen J. Martel,
Allan M. Rubin, Larry G. Mastin, Jon E. Olson, Sarah
D. Saltzer, Scott S. Zeller, Andrew L. Thomas, Carl E.
Renshaw, Roland Bürgmann, Pauline M. Mollema,
Marco Antonellini, Haiqing Wu, Peter P.
Christiansen,Stephen K. Matthäi, JoshuaJ.Roering,
J. Ramón Arrowsmith, George Hilley, Emanuel J. M.
Willemse, Michele L. Cooke, Elissa Koenig, Juliet G.
Crider, W. Lansing Taylor, Simon A. Kattenhorn,