EA32510 - AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

Module Identifier	EA32510
Module Title	AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
Academic Year	2001/2002
Co-ordinator	Dr Charles Bendall
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-Requisite	Level 2 Environmental Earth Science or Physical Geography core modules
Course delivery	Lecture	11 x 1 hour
	Practical	11 x 2 hour
Assessment	In-course assessment	Practical work	50%
	Report	3000 words	50%
	Resit assessment	Resubmission of failed coursework material.	100%

Brief description

The module will focus on the following topics:

Rocks as engineering materials

Site investigations

Soils and soil mechanics

Rocks and rock mechanics

Groundwater and hydrology

Data collection

Report writing

Module Aims

This module is designed for students to develop a conceptual, factual and practical knowledge of civil engineering within a geological and environmental context

Module objectives / Learning outcomes

On completion of this module students should be able to demonstrate :-

a knowledge of the concepts and practical aspects of engineering geology

a knowledge of the methodology of site investigations

skills in report writing

a knowledge of mathematics at a standard necessary to support engineering theory

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
Craig, R.F.. (1987) Soil Mechanics.. Van Nostrand Reinold (UK), 410p.
Jaeger, J.C. and Cook, N.G.W.. (1979) Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics.. Chapman and Hall, 593p.
Johnson, R.B. & Croft, J.V.. (1988) Principles of Engineering Geology.. John Wiley and Sons, 497p.
Waltham, A.C.. (1994) Foundations of Engineering Geology.. E. and F.N. Spoon, 88p.