GEOLOGY (2 CREDITS)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: LO1 – Explain and use the relevant engineering geological terminologies; LO2 – Explain the importance, characteristic, behaviour and variability of earth materials, and their impact on civil engineering design; LO3 – Identify the greater detail about weathering, erosion, sediment transport, sedimentation, volcanic activity on the civil engineered environment; LO4 – Identify the methods of site investigation, the characterize of rock, sands, clays and soil from a geotechnical perspective.

Topics:

1. Introduction to Engineering Geology;
2. Rocks and Minerals;
3. Rock Structures;
4. Weathering of rocks;
5. Soil formation and engineering classification;
6. River, oceans and coastal management;
7. Groundwater;
8. Site Investigation;
9. Natural Hazards;
10. Landslide.