| | 0305981 Engineering Geology (3 Credit Hours) | | | Course Description : | Investigation fundamentals, elements of investigation, types of investigations, engineering properties of soils, engineering properties of rocks, engineering classification of rocks, discontinuities in the rock masses, recording discontinuity data, shear strength of discontinuities, field estimate of joint roughness coefficient (JRC), rock mass characterization, geomechanics classification, use of rock mass classification for estimating geological strength index (GSI), analysis of structurally controlled instability, slope stability in rock masses, applications of engineering geology in dams, reservoirs, tunnels, highways and bridges. | | Department : | Geology | | Program : | PhD in Geology | | Course Level : | Doctorate | | Course Outline : |
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