Online Courses Handbook 2003

305360 (v.1) Geology 362 - Engineering Geology

Area:	Department of Applied Geology
Contact Hours:	2.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 0.5 Hours Weekly
Fieldwork:	1 x 0.5 Hours Weekly
Other Requisite(s):	Substantial completion: of the second year of the Geology program.
Properties and behaviour of rocks in mining and civil engineering, geohazards, significance of engineering geology to various environmental factors, in particular its application in mining, slope stability, underground excavation, waste disposal and underground storage; earthquakes and volcanic hazards.