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Engineering Geology

Engineering Geology. Instructor: Prof. Debasis Roy, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kharagpur. This course consists of 40 lectures which provide an introduction to Engineering Geology, dealing with topics: Geologic Mapping and Remote Sensing, Mineralogy, Classification of Soil and Rock, Igneous Rock, Metamorphic Rock, Sedimentary Rock, Soil Formation, Subsurface Exploration, Engineering Properties of Soil and Rock, Strength Behavior of Soil and Rock, Subsurface Water, Geologic and Seismotectonic Setting of India, and Geological Hazards. (from nptel.ac.in)

Lecture 08 - Origin and Types of Rocks


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Lecture 01 - Introduction
Lecture 02 - Geologic Structures
Lecture 03 - Geologic Maps and Stratigraphic Sections
Lecture 04 - Remote Sensing in Engineering Geology
Lecture 05 - Physical Properties of Minerals
Lecture 06 - Crystallography and Optical Properties
Lecture 07 - Chemical Characteristics of Minerals
Lecture 08 - Origin and Types of Rocks
Lecture 09 - Origin and Types of Soils
Lecture 10 - Igneous Rocks
Lecture 11 - Sedimentary Rocks
Lecture 12 - Metamorphic Rocks
Lecture 13 - Weathering
Lecture 14 - Sediment Transport and Deposition
Lecture 15 - Introduction to Subsurface Exploration
Lecture 16 - Introduction to Subsurface Exploration and Intrusive Methods for Subsurface Exploration
Lecture 17 - Sampling and Non-intrusive Methods
Lecture 18 - Index Properties and Classification of Soils
Lecture 19 - Index Properties of Rock and Rock Mass
Lecture 20 - Stress-Strain Behavior of Soil and Rock
Lecture 21 - Stress-Strain Behavior of Soil and Rock (cont.)
Lecture 22 - In-situ State of Stress
Lecture 23 - Geologic Considerations in Tunneling
Lecture 24 - Geologic Considerations in Dam Construction
Lecture 25 - Groundwater - Preliminaries
Lecture 26 - Groundwater Flow
Lecture 27 - Groundwater Flow (cont.)
Lecture 28 - Groundwater Related Engineering Issues
Lecture 29 - Groundwater over Utilization
Lecture 30 - Plate Tectonics
Lecture 31 - Plate Tectonics (cont.) and Earthquake
Lecture 32 - Earthquake Hazard Assessment
Lecture 33 - Geologic Hazards - Seismicity and Volcanism
Lecture 34 - Geologic Hazards - Shoreline Processes
Lecture 35 - Geologic Hazards - Shoreline Processes and Landslides
Lecture 36 - Geologic Hazards - Landslide Hazards - Zoning
Lecture 37 - Geologic Hazards Subsidence, Collapsible Soils
Lecture 38 - Preparation of Geologic Sections
Lecture 39 - Index Testing of Soil and Rocks
Lecture 40 - Identification of Minerals and Rock Samples