HD9CE: Engineering Geology

                                                                 

1.   Minerals : Their physical and detailed study of certain rock forming minerals.

2.   Rocks : Their origin, structure, Texture and classification of igneous sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and their suitability as Engg. materials.

3.   Stratification, Lamination bedding. Outcrop-its relation to topography, dip and strike of bed, overlap, outlier and inlier.

4. Rock deformation : Folds, Faults, joints unconformity and their classification, causes and relation to engg. Behaviour of rock masses.

 

5.   Earthquake, its causes, classification, seismic zones of India and Geological consideration for construction of building, projects in seismic areas.

6.   Landslides, its causes, classification and preventive measures.

7.   Underground water, Origin, Aquifer, Aquicludes, Artesian Wells, underground provinces of India and its role as geological hazard.

8.   Building Stones Engg. properties of rocks, Alkali aggregate reaction, Grouting, Pozzolonic materials.

9.   Geological investigations for site selection of Dams and reservoirs tunnels, bridges and Highways.

10. Principles of Geophysical explorations methods for subsurface structures.

 

Reference Books

 

1.   Krynine and Judd : Principal of Engg. Geology and Geotechnics, Mc Graw Hill Book Company Inc. New York.

2.   J.M. Treteth : Geology of Engineers, Princeton, Von. Nostrand.

3.   Prabin Singh : Engg. and General Geology, Katson Publishing House.

4.   Blyth F.G.M. : A Geology for Engineers, Arnold, London.

5.   D.S. Arora : Geology for Engineers, Mohindra Capital Publishers, Chandigarh.

 

6.   Leggot, R.F. : Geology and Engineering, McGraw Hill, New York.

7.   P.K. Mukerjee : A text Book of Geology, Calcutta Word Publishers.