Engineering Geology. 3 credits

Catalog description

Introduction to formation and occurrence of earth materials: rock and soil; weathering processes, geomorphology, structural geology, interpreting topographic and geologic maps; field investigation fundamentals, field engineering properties of soil and rock; standards and terminology; rock mass engineering classification systems; subsurface water control; rock as a construction material; special case studies in foundations, such as sinkholes, waste impoundments, dam failures, earth spillway performance. Offered by Civil, Environ & Infrastr Engr . Limited to two attempts.