PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY Syllabus — Government College of En…
Full syllabus, topics and curated resources for PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY (Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu).
Physical geology, minerals and rocks, petrology, structural geology, engineering geology, slope stability and earthquakes
- Subject code: CEP6303
- University: Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Course: BE (2022 onwards)
- Branch: Civil
- Semester: 3
PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY syllabus
Unit 1: Physical Geology
- geology and its relévance to civil engineering
- geological work of wind, rivers, glaciers and seas
- geomorphological features resulting from their action
Unit 2: Minerals and Rocks
Unit 3: Rock classification
- Rock classification
- textures and structures
- important types of igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic rocks
- Processes involved in their formation
Unit 4: Petrology
- formation of rocks
- Engineering properties of rocks
- types/field classification
- weathering of rocks
- origin of soils
- Geology aquifers and their characteristics
Unit 5: Structural Geology
- main structural features of stratified and unstratified rocks
- Folding
- Faulting
- Jointing
- Classification and major types of folds, faults, joints and unconformities
- Their significance in Engineering
Unit 6: Geology
- Stability of Slopes
- landslide and other mass movements
- their causes, types and methods to control them