School of Engineering and Technology, (SET)

To provide a balanced and comprehensive understanding of the methods and approaches that is useful in dealing with the great variety of geologic conditions encountered in engineering works.

Qualitative and quantitative description of soils and rock masses with emphasis on the physical properties; geological processes, e.g., weathering, coastal erosion, earthquakes, groundwater flow, land subsidence etc.; identification of the influence of geological structures on engineering projects; geological and geophysical techniques for site investigation; practical application with case studies.

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I.        Geological and Mechanical Principles
1.      Geology and (Civil) Engineering
2.      Rock forming minerals
3.      Rock Types and Soil Types
4.      Soil and rock properties

II.     Geological Structure Analysis
1.      Geological structures
2.      Plate Tectonics
3.      Geological Time (relative and absolute geological age)
4.      Geological Maps and Sections
5.      Discontinuities Analysis (Hemispherical projection)

III.   Processes in Engineering Geology
1.      Weathering and Soils
2.     Surface Processes (Floodplains and Alluvium, Glacial Deposits, Climatic Variants), Coastal Processes
3.      Groundwater flow

IV. Geological and Geophysical Site Investigation
1.      Site Geological Investigation
                           i.      Boreholes
                         ii.      Airphoto and Remote Sensing
2.      Engineering Geophysics

V.     Engineering Geology in Practice
1.      Assessment of Difficult Grounds
2.      Rock Excavation
3.      Tunnel and Underground Spaces
4.      Foundation of Structures (Buildings, Bridges, Roads & Rails and Dams)

VI. Applied Engineering Geology
1.      Slope Failure and Landslides (Types, Effect of Groundwater, Stabilization, Hazard)
2.      Subsidence (Land Subsidence, Mining Subsidence, Subsidence in Karstic Areas)
3.      Earthquakes
4.      Rock as Construction Materials (Dimension Stone & Aggregates)

VII.      Case Studies
1.      Minerals and Rocks Identification
2.      Core Logging
3.      Air Photo Interpretation
4.      Topographic and Geological Map Readings
5.      Groundwater Engineering (well and dewatering design)
6.      Geophysical Investigation
7.      Geological Data Management, Analysis and Presentation
8.      Computer Software viz. Dips, Rockworks
9.      Lab report presentation by students
Waltham A.C. (1994)
Fundamental of Engineering Geology. Blackie Academics and Professional, 88p
Bell, F.G. (2004)
Engineering Geology and Construction, Spon Press, Taylor & Francis Group, London, 797 p.
Bell, F.G. editor (1992)
Engineering in Rock Masses, Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd., Oxford, 580 p.
Blyth F. G. H. and de Freitas M. H. (1974):
A Geology for Engineers, 6th Edition, Edward Arnold, London, TA705 B55 1974
Goodman, R.E. (1993):
Engineering Geology: Rock in Engineering Construction, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Singapore, 412p.
Griffiths D. H. and King R. F. (1981):
Applied geophysics for geologists and engineers – the elements of geophysical prospecting, 2nd Ed., Pergamon Press, TN269 G733 1981
Hunt, R. E. (1984):
Geotechnical Engineering Investigation Manual, McGraw Hill, 938p.

Fell, R., McGregor, P. And Staoledon, D. (1992):
Geotechnical Engineering of Embankment Dams, Balkema, Rotterdam.
Lutgens F. K. and Tarbuck E. J. (2000):
Essentials of geology, 7th edition, Prentice Hall
Hamblin, W.K. and Howard, J.D. (2001)
Exercises In Physical Geology (11th Ed.), Printice Hall, 297 p.
Parriaux, A. (2009):
Geology: Basics for Engineers: CRP Press, Taylor Francis Group
Smith, M.R. and Collis, L.,editors. (1993):
Aggregates: Sand, Gravel and Crushed Rock Aggregates for Construction Purposes (2nd Ed.), Geological Society Engineering Geology Special Publication No., 9, Geological Society Publishing House, London, 339p.
Turner, A.K. and Schuster, R.L., editors. (1996):
Landslides: Investigation and Mitigation, Transportation Research Board Special Report 247, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 675p.
Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists
 
Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology
 
Engineering Geology
 
Geotechnical and Geological Engineering
 
Groundwater

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The final grade will be computed according to the following weight distribution:

Mid-Semester Exam (35%);
Final Exam (35%);
Laboratory & Assignments (30%);

Closed book exam.

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