GEOLOGY SYLLABUS OF 3RD SEM

                                                 GEOLOGY   SYLLABUS

GENERAL GEOLOGY
Geology in Civil Engineering – Branches of geology – Earth Structures and composition – Elementary knowledge on continental drift and plate technologies. Earth processes – Weathering – Work of rivers, wind and sea and their engineering importance – Earthquake belts in India. Groundwater – Mode of occurrence – prospecting – importance in civil engineering

 MINERALOGY
Elementary knowledge on symmetry elements of important crystallographic systems – physical properties of minerals – study of the following rock forming minerals – Quartz family. Feldpar family - Augite, Hornblende, Biotite, Muscovite, Calcite, Garnet – properties - behaviour and engineering significance of clay minerals – Fundamentals of process of formation of ore minerals – Coal and petroleum – Their origin and occurrence in India.

PETROLOGY
Classification of rocks – distinction between igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Description occurrence, engineering properties and distribution of following rocks. Igneous rocks – Granite, Syenite - Diorite - Gabbro - Pegmatite - Dolerite and Basalt Sedimentary rocks sandstone - Limestone, shale conglo, Conglomerate and breccia. Metamorphic rocks - Quartizite - Marble - Slate - Phyllite - Gniess and Schist.

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICAL METHOD
Attitude of beds – Outcrops – Introduction to Geological maps – study of structures – Folds, faults and joints – Their bearing on engineering construction. Seismic and Electrical methods for Civil Engineering investigations

GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
PRemote sensing techniques – Study of air photos and satellite images – Interpretation for Civil Engineering projects – Geological conditions necessary for construction of Dams - Tunnels – Buildings - Road cuttings - Land slides – Causes and preventions. Sea erosion and coastal protection.