Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra, Civil Engineering Semester 3, Engineering Geology Syllabus

Unit - 1 General Geology, Mineralogy and Petrology

1.1 Introduction To Subject

1.2 Scope and Sub Divisions

1.3 Earth as a Planet

1.5 Rock Cycle

1.6 Introduction to mineralogy

1.7 Igneous Petrology Plutonic Hypabyssal And Volcanic Rocks Structure Texture And Classification Of Igneous Rocks.

1.8 Study Of Common Rock Types Prescribed In Practical Work And Their Engineering Applications.

1.9 Sedimentary Petrology Sedimentary Petrology Rock Weathering Sedimentary Structures lithification and digenesis Process Genetic Classification of Secondary Rocks and Grain Size Classification and Textures.

1.10 Study Of Common Rock Types Prescribed In Practical Work And Their Engineering Applications.

1.11 Metamorphic Petrology Agents Types of Metamorphism Texture and Structures

Unit - 2 Geomorphology and Historical Geology

2.1 Geomorphology Endogenic and Exogenic processes

2.2 Geological action by fluvial process i.e. river and Landforms formed itDuring life while flowing from birth to end the river are capable of exerting greatly modifying influence over the topography of region through which they flow.Geologic work of river divided into 2 group part1. Erosion2. Transportation2. Deposition

2.3 Aeolian and glacial process

2.4 Coastal Geomorphology

2.5 General principles of Stratigraphy

2.6 Geological Time Scale w.r.t Indian geological time scale

2.7 Physiographic divisions of India

2.8 Archean’s Dharwar formation Cudappah formations Vindhyan formations Gondwana formations Deccan Trap formations

2.9 Significance of their structural characters in major civil engineering activities.

Unit - 3 Structural Geology, Plate Tectonics

3.1 Introduction to Plate Tectonics and Structural Geology

3.2 Structures Geology Outcrop

3.3 Dip and Strike

3.4 Conformable series

3.5 Unconformity and Overlap

3.6 Faults

3.7 FOLDS

3.8 Outlier and Inlier

3.9 Civil engineering importance of faults and folds with examples.

3.10 STRUCTURE Igneous intrusions and their types

3.11 JOINTS

3.12 Stratification and lamination

Unit - 4 Remote Sensing and G.I.S., Preliminary Geological Studies

4.1 Remote Sensing

4.2 Geographical Information System GIS

4.3 Preliminary geological explorations reconnaissance survey

Unit - 5 Role of Engineering Geology in reservoir, dam and tunnel

5.1 Geology of dams Reservoir Strength stability and water tightness of foundation rocks

5.2 Influence of geological conditions on the choice of and type of dam

5.3 Preliminary geological work on dam and reservoir site

5.4 Precaution to be taken to counter act unstable conditions and their relevant treatment with Case Study

5.5 Tunneling

5.6 Preliminary geological investigation

5.7 Important Geological considerations while choosing alignment

5.8 Role of Groundwater

Unit - 6 Geological Hazards, Groundwater and Building Stones

6.1 Geological hazards Volcanism Earthquakes Seismic zones of India

6.2 Landslides and stability of hill slopes and preventive measures

6.3 Groundwater Types of ground water

6.4 Influence of hydrogeological properties of rocks

6.5 Groundwater Types of ground water

6.6 Types of Aquifers

6.7 Fluctuation in water table

6.8 Effect of dam and Canal in groundwater

6.9 Effect of pumping

6.10 Cone of Depression

6.11 Circle of Influence

6.12 Conservation of Groundwater

6.13 Artesian well

6.14 Its geological condition

6.15 Artificial recharge of groundwater

6.16 Requirement of good building stones