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CE 684: Engineering Geology

The objective of the course is to introduce students to: (1) the mechanical response of rock media subjected to disturbance by humans; effects of ambient stresses and geological, thermal, electrical, and chemical factors in rock construction; (2) civil engineering design factors and case histories that relate to the behavior of rocks and sediments; (3) characterization of geomaterials, exploration and measurement of their engineering properties; and (4) laboratory determination of conventional physicomechanical properties of rock. The focus will be on the evaluation and solution of engineering problems.

SCHEDULE
TOPICPERIODS
1. Geology and Engineering Principles of Exploration4
2. Classification of Intact Rock2
3. Mapping and Joint Surveys, Exploration Techniques, Overview of Structural Geology8
4. Hemispherical Projection Methods3
5. Weathering of Rock Masses6
6. Soluble Rock Terrain3
7. Applied Geomorphology8
8. Soils and Rocks as Construction Materials3
9. Permafrost3
10. Landslides3

Cuzco, Perú.

The stones of the building are few thousand years old, and yet little erosion has occurred. Why?

Why did the Incas use this type of stone?