Engineering and physical properties of rocks
Course Material
- Week 1 Introduction to the course and recommended books, Introduction to Geology. Importance of Geology in civil engineering projects
- Sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks. Volcanic activity. Internal structure of the Earth
- Engineering and physical properties of rocks
- Identification of common rock forming minerals Classification of Rocks and Minerals. Colour of grain with respect to rock colour. Chart of Geological Society of America
- Identification of grains of sedimentary rocks. Hardness classification (very soft, soft etc) with respect to simple field tests and uniaxial compression strength
- Identification of rocks by megascopic studies. Identification of subordinate constituents in rock samples
- Introduction to structural Geology and plate tectonics.
- Causes and effects of earthquakes. Protective measures against earthquakes. Earthquake zoning for Pakistan
- Land-sliding and its causes, Principles of Stratigraphy
- Hydrogeology: wells, springs, streams and ground water conditions.
- Role of geology in selection of sites for dams, reservoirs, tunnels and other important civil engineering structures, such as highways, airfield and bridges
- Mining subsidence due to alteration of fluid levels. Methods of avoiding mine collapses
- Causes of glaciers and their types
- Introduction to blasting. Engineering geology of tunnels, geological survey prior to tunnelling , Lining of tunnels and its section
- Selection of tunnel site and its requirements, case histories
- Brief introduction to local geology
- Chapters 16
- Department Engineering Technology
- Teacher
Engr. Aisha Butt
