Engineering Geology

Catalog description

Engineering properties of rocks and soils; fundamentals of engineering geology field investigations; application of properties and fundamentals to engineering problems concerning slope stability, groundwater, industrial contamination, urban public works, and karst areas. Laboratories include engineering classification of soils, hydraulic conductivity testing, and public works design and management. Field trip to observe engineering problems of karst required. May be taught concurrently with GLG 673. Cannot receive credit for both GLG 573 and GLG 673. Prerequisite: GLG 333 and either MTH 261 or MTH 287 .