RVS FACULTY OF ENGINEERINGKANNAMPALAYAM, COIMBATORE – 641402

LESSON PLAN Academic Year 2012-2013

Department : civil engineering

Semester and Branch : 03& Iicivil A Faculty : Joffin George

Subject : Applied geology Subject Code: AG2211

Lecture No.

TopicTeaching

AidsUNIT I GENERAL GEOLOGY Black board

1 Geology in Civil Engineering – Branches of geology Black board2 Earth Structures and composition –

Elementary knowledge on continental drift and plate technologies.Black board

3 Earth processes – Weathering Black board4 -Work of rivers Black board5 -wind and sea and their engineering importance Black board6 Earthquake belts in India. Black board

7 Groundwater – Mode of occurrence Black board8 -prospecting Black board9 -importance in civil engineering Black board

Unit II MINERALOGY 9

1 Elementary knowledge on symmetry elements of important crystallographic systems

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2 Physical properties of minerals Black board3 study of the following rock forming minerals – Quartz family Black board4 -Feldpar family, Augite, Hornblende, Black board5 -Biotite, Muscovite, Calcite, Garnet Black board6 properties, behaviour and engineering significance of clay minerals Black board7 Fundamentals of process of formation of ore minerals Black board8 Coal and petroleum Black board9

– Their origin and occurrence in India.Black board

Unit – III PETROLOGY

1Classification of rocks

2 Distinction between igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Black board

3 Description occurrence, engineering properties and distribution of following rocks. Igneous rocks– Granite, Syenite,

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4 Diorite, Gabbro, Pegmatite, Dolerite and Basalt Black board5 Sedimentary rocks sandstone,Limestone, shale conglo Black board6 Conglomerate and breccia. Black board7 Metamorphic rocks Black board

8 Quartizite, Marble, Slate Black board

9 Phyllite, Gniess and Schist. Black boardUNIT IV STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICAL METHOD

1 Attitude of beds Black board2 Outcrops Black board3 Introduction to Geological maps Black board4 study of structures Black board5 Folds, faults Black board6 joints Black board7 Their bearing on engineering construction Black board8 Seismic methods for Civil

Engineering investigationsBlack board

9 Electrical methods for CivilEngineering investigations

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UNIT V GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

1 Remote sensing techniques Black board2 Study of air photos and satellite images – Black board3 Interpretation for Civil

Engineering projectsBlack board

4 Geological conditions necessary for construction of Dams Black board5 Tunnels,

BuildingsBlack board

6 Road cuttings, Land slides Black board7 Causes and preventions Black board8 Sea erosion Black board9 coastal

protection.Black board

(Teaching aids : Black board / OHP / LCD /)

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