Engineering Geology syllabus

a Introduction to Applied Engineering Geology in Engineering Industry. b Mineral Definition, types of minerals, Industrial minerals etc. Computer Industry: copper, aluminium, quartz etc. Medicine Industry: magnesium, calcium, zinc, iron, copper, sodium, potassium etc. Electronics Industry: tungsten, copper, aluminium, arsenic, barite and lead etc. c Petrology: Rocks Definition, Types, Importance of Rocks, Application in Civil Industry and other industries too. Economic zones in India. Civil Industry: limestone, granite, marble, basalt, slate, quartzite etc. Medicine Industry: schist, quartz, rhodonite, kaolinite, bentonite, barium, &pumice etc. Computer Industry: Quartz and other rocks containing silicon are used in computers to make semi-conductors, which are the core of computer chips. Electronics Industry:Sulphides, Quartz, Clays etc.

a Remote Sensing (RS): Concepts, Remote Sensing platforms, types of Sensors, Fundamentals of EMR, Resolutions, tools of Visual Interpretation, Applications. b Geographical Information System (GIS):Introduction, Definition, Components, GIS data types, Application of GIS in Engineering, Highlights the modern and future trends of GIS, case study of Smart Cities planning using GIS. c Hydrogeology: Fundamentals of hydro-Geology, Groundwater, Water table, depth zones, Hydrogeological properties of rock, Aquifers and its types, Artificial recharge of groundwater, Methods of conservation of groundwater, Watershed development and management Indian Knowledge System for Hydrology; Ancient and modern techniques for groundwater prospecting, case study highlighting success of watershed management.

a Structural Geology:Plate tectonics and Mountain building activity. Outcrop, dip and strike, unconformity and overlap. Study of major geological structures: faults, folds, joints and their types. Recognition and significance of the above structures in civil engineering. b Preliminary Geological Exploration:Preliminary Geological Exploration: reconnaissance survey, surface, and subsurface geological investigations: Direct methods like test & trial pits, pilot trenches, and drilling. Drilling activities: planning, inspection/observations, precautions, limitations, and logging of the core data. Indirect methods like Resistivity, seismic survey and its significance and limitations.

Highways a Dams Types of dams and their foundation requirement PGI For dam site ● Selection of dam sites: Geological and geotechnical factors ● Types of dams and their foundation requirement (Rock and soil permeability, seepage control and grout curtain techniques) ● Reservoir-induced seismicity and stability of slopes around reservoirs b Tunnel Tunnelling and Underground Excavations ● Geological and geotechnical investigations for tunnels ● Rock mass classification systems (RMR, Q-system) ● Methods of tunnelling: Drill & blast, TBM, and NATM ● Geological hazards in tunnelling: Water ingress, rock bursting, and squeezing ground ●

Case studies of tunnel failures and lessons learned c Highways Engineering Geology for Highways ● Geotechnical considerations in highway alignment and design ● Slope stability and landslide mitigation for roadways ● Geological mapping and remote sensing applications in highway construction ● Use of geo-synthetics in road engineering

a Definition, and types. b Causes, Effects, Precautions and case studies. (Floods, Earthquakes, Landslides)