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Week 01 - Introduction & Importance of Geology in Civil Engineering

This document provides an introduction and syllabus for a geology course for civil engineering students. It includes: 1. An introduction to the course instructor, class, course objectives, and learning outcomes which are to describe geological concepts, explain phenomena, and demonstrate techniques. 2. A syllabus covering topics like the branches of geology, rock types, weathering and erosion, structural features, earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, geological surveys, glaciers, tunneling, and engineering applications of geology. 3. Details on assessments, textbooks, and a grading scheme for the course. Tips are provided for students to be honest, punctual, attentive and avoid distractions in order to succeed.

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Week 01 - Introduction & Importance of Geology in Civil Engineering

This document provides an introduction and syllabus for a geology course for civil engineering students. It includes: 1. An introduction to the course instructor, class, course objectives, and learning outcomes which are to describe geological concepts, explain phenomena, and demonstrate techniques. 2. A syllabus covering topics like the branches of geology, rock types, weathering and erosion, structural features, earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, geological surveys, glaciers, tunneling, and engineering applications of geology. 3. Details on assessments, textbooks, and a grading scheme for the course. Tips are provided for students to be honest, punctual, attentive and avoid distractions in order to succeed.

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Department of Civil Engineering

CEG 1312 GEOLOGY


WEEK – 01 & 02

Course Instructor: Engr. Naseem Ali

[email protected]

Capital University of Science & Technology,


Islamabad
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Introduction
Instructor introduction
Class introduction
Course introduction
Introduction to OBE
CLOs of the course
Assessment of CLOs

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Course Objectives:

Class Learning Outcomes:

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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)
CLO:1 To describe different branches of geology, constituents of
earth, formation of rocks, and structural features of strata. (C1)

CLO:2 To explain geological phenomena (weathering, erosion,


volcanoes eruption, land sliding, and earthquakes), tunneling
techniques, and geological survey maps.(C2)

CLO:3 To discuss and present geological engineering concepts. (A2)

CLO:4 To demonstrate geological phenomena (weathering, erosion,


volcanoes eruption, land sliding, and earthquakes), tunneling
techniques, and geological survey maps. (A2)

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Engineering Geology
SYLLABUS
 Introduction
 Introduction to various branches of Geology. Origin
and internal constitution of the earth.
 Rocks & Minerals
 Main groups. Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
rocks. Important minerals and ores, Rock Cycle.
 Weathering and Erosion
 Agents of weathering and erosion, Weathering
Classification, Cycle of erosion, normal, glacial and
marine erosion. Land forms, Mass wasting,
Formation of Meanders & OX-Bow Lakes.

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Engineering Geology
 Structural Features
 Dip, Strike, Folds, Faults, joints, unconformities
conformable and un conformable series of strata.
Effects of Folding, Faulting and Jointing on civil engg
projects and their recognition in the field.
 Earthquakes
 Definition, Technical terms, Causes of earthquake,
Classification of earthquakes, Earthquake or seismic
waves, Mechanism of earthquake, Measuring of
earthquake intensity (Modified Mercali Intensity
Scale), Effects of earthquake & protective measures
against earthquake.
 Volcanoes
 Formation of volcanoes, Causes of Volcanoes, nature
and types of Volcanic eruptions, Products of
eruptions, Types of Volcanoes, Geysers.
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Engineering Geology
 Landslides
 Definition, Causes of landslides, Classification of
landslides, preventive measures against landslides.
 Geological Survey
 Physical method of subsurface mapping, exploratory
geological surveys at engineering sites.
 Glaciers and Glaciations
 Origin of glacial ice, Types of glaciers, Movement of
glaciers, Glacial erosion, Deposition by glaciers.
 Tunneling
 Engineering Geology of tunnels, geological survey prior
to tunneling, lining of tunnels and their section,
selection of tunnel site and its requirements .
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Engineering Geology
 Engineering Applications
 Importance of Geology for Civil Engineering

projects,
 Important building stones and other construction

materials.
 Geology of Aquifers, Wells, springs, streams and

ground water conditions, hydrologic cycle.


 Role of geology in selection of sites for dams,

reservoirs and pertinent geological investigations.


 Geology of foundations, cutting tunnels,

Highways, Airfields and bridges.

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• Suggested Book
Engineering Geology

• A Geology for Engineers 7th Edition by F.G.H.


Blyth and M.H. de Freitas
• Reference Books
• Principles of Physical Geology by Arthur
Holmes.
• Geology for Civil engineers by Marcus Matthew,
Noel Simons
• Structural Geology by Marland P. Billings.
• Essentials of Geology by Reed Wicander and
James S. Monroe
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GRADING SCHEME
NATURE DURATION %AGE

Quiz 15-20 min 20%


Project Presentation 10 min 20%
Mid Term 2 hrs 20%
Final Term 3hrs 40%

GPA will be worked out by awarding absolute


grading on a scale of 4.00 points

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TIPS
Be honest
Be punctual
Be attentive
Take down additional notes
Avoid use of mobile phones
Hard copies of lectures are not alternate to books

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IMPORTANCE OF
GEOLOGY
IN
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Mitigation of Geo Hazards
 So, by understanding engineering geology we can
mitigate following hazards like:

Foundation Failure
 Know nature and load of structure
 Planning Geotechnical investigation
 Understanding engineering properties of material at site
 Better foundation design
 Seismic Zonation of project site
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Dams
Understanding rock, soil engineering properties.
Dam design selection, Earth fill, Rock Earth fill, concrete
dam etc
Construction material availability on sites
Rock concrete reactions potential
Geological Mapping
Structural geology
Seismic hazards
Hydrological data
Preparing a good Feasibility studies
Tunnels
Rock classification criteria
Joint system and pattern interpretation
Strike and dip interpretation
Material strength determination
Orientation with fold and fault
Seismic mitigation
Porosity and permeability
Trial boring plan etc
Better and safe tunnel
Slope stability
A well known geohazards
Causes many large damages to roads,human-life and
property in the world
Site identification having potential of landslide.
Material identification and causes of instability
Better and durable slope design
0FFSHORE THREATS

 Indus offshore, Makran coastal areas


Development of Karchi and Gawader Port
Tsunami ,a well known offshore hazard
Sub sea subduction zone b/w arabian,Indian and
Eurassian plates.
Copper ,Gold and Zinc deposits
Mitigation of such threats
Safe offshore and onshore structures
Other fields
Ground water, environmental issues, fluvial
sedimentology, offshore geology, floods, mining
activities, aggregate, etc

Geology has been a prime element of world


knowledge and this subject is playing very key role in
world development.
THANKS

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