302453 (v.2) Engineering Geology 414

Area:

Department of Applied Geology

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Fieldwork:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Introduction to engineering geology, rock substance and rock mass, Rock as a construction material, site investigations, the need for a site model, significance of groundwater, waste disposal and pollution, open pit mines and cuttings, slope stability, tunnels and underground mines. Geohazards - seismicity, landslides, slope stability, subsidence, swelling soils, various other geohazards. Dams, reservoirs and spillways, tailings dams, case histories. Building and bridge foundations, highways, railways, pipelines, power lines, site investigations. Coastal limestones of WA, lateritic weathering, laboratory and in situ testing of soils and rocks. Offshore structures, ports and dredging, environmental geology.

Unit Outcomes:

On completion of this unit students will have - Had an overview of application of geological principles to various engineering aspects.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

No prescribed references.

Unit Texts:

Bell F.G., (2003), Engineering Geology and Construction, United Kingdom, Spon Press.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Assignments, seminars and feild report 50%, Examination 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y