FIRST
YEAR GS 407 Structural Geology Formal Contact hours: 29 Credits: 46 Formal Contact hours: 25 Credits: 44 (39+5) SECOND
YEAR Formal Contact hours: 28 Credits: 49 (45+4) COURSE
DETAILS Mode of occurrence, texture and structure, mineralogical
and chemical classification; chemical conditions governing solid-liquid
equilibrium. Crystallisation paths of binary and ternary systems. Magmatic
differentiation, assimilation and partial melting. Global consangineous
associations: petrogenesis of acid, intermediate, basic, ultrabasic groups,
anorthosites, charnockites, alkaline rocks and carbonatites with Indian
case histories. Carmichael, J. Turner and Verhoogen. Igneous Petrology, McGraw
Hill 1974 Cox, K.G. Bell, J.D. and Pankhurst,
R.J. Interpretation of Igneous Rocks. George Ullen
& Unwin Wilson, M. Igneous Petrogenesis. Unwin Hyman 1990. Texture, composition and
structure of sediments and sedimentary rocks. Origin, diagenesis and classification
of conglomerate, sandstone, shale, limestone, dolomite, chert, phosphorites,
evaporites and iron bearing sediments. Provenance and palaeocurrent. Environment
and facies, characteristics of various non-marine, transitional and marine
environments. Sedimentation and tectonics. Basin classification and their
description, a brief idea about basin analysis. Pettijohn, F.J. Sedimentary
Rocks, III Ed., Harper &
Row, 1975 Sengupta, S.M. Introduction
to Sedimentology, Oxford &
IBH. 1994 Factors
controlling metamorphism; types of metamorphism; transient geotherm pressure-temperature
regimes; protolith types and characteristic metamorphic minerals; metamorphic
textures; projection in positive and negative space; ACF, AKF and AFM
diagrams; metamorphic facies and facies series; metamorphic zones; thermodynamic
principles of metamorphic reactions; regional metamorphism of pelitic,
carbonate and mafic rocks; contact metamorphism; granulite, eclogite and
migmatite; metamorphic differentiation, experimental studies on metamorphic
reactions; metamorphic terranes in relation to plate tectonics. Yardley,B.W.D.
Metamorphic Petrology,Longman, 1989 Philopotts,
A.R. Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Prentice Hall,1994 Bhaskar
Rao, B. Metamorphic Petrology, IBH & Oxford, 1986. Dynamic and kinematic analysis of rocks in two dimension, stress and strain. Folds – classification, mechanism of folding, Biot’s law-strain within buckled layer, similar fold and shear fold kink bands, Chevron folds and conjugate fold; Cleavage, lineation, boudinage; Deformation of linear structures by flexural slip folding and shear folding; deformation of planar structures by flexural slip folding and shear folding; superimposed folding, Type 1, 2 and 3 interference pattern; faults and ductile shear zone – classification, mechanism and identification, plate tectonic concept Ghosh,
S.K. Structural Geology – Fundamentals
and modern development, Pergamon, 1993. Hobbs,
B.E., Means, W.D. and Williams,
P.F. An outline of structural
geology, John Wiley, 1976. Streographic analysis
of planes and lines. Analysis of folds. Analysis of faults. Strain measurements.
Interpretation of geological maps. Computer aid to analysis of structural
data. D M Ragan: Structural
geology - An Introduction to Geometrical Techniques,
John Wiley, 1985. Turner, F.J. and Weiss, L.E.
Structural Analysis of Metamorphic Tectonites, McGraw Hill, 1963. Paor, D. Structural Geology and Personal Computer, Pergamon,
1996. Topographical map interpretation,
airphoto interpretation for geological and geomorphological applications,
interpretation of satellite images, basic photogrammetry exercises like
parallax measurements for height determination, introduction to digital
image processing and GIS application packages. Lattman,
L.H. and Ray, R.G. Aerial photographs in field geology,
McGraw Hill, 1965. Way, D.S. Terrain Analysis.
N3/4-ITC Delft, The Netherlands, Mc Graw Hill, 1973. Study of textures and
mineral compositions of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks,
their identification and classification. Modal analysis of rocks, study
of size, shape, roundness, packing and orientation of grains. CIPW norms,
Niggli values, variation diagrams. ACF, AKF and AFM diagrams. Williams, H., Turner,
F.J. and Gilbert, C.M. Petrography- An Introduction
to the Study of Rocks in Thin Sections, W.H.Freeman and Company, 1954. Kerr,
P.F. Optical Mineralogy, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1959. Structural variations
and diversity in fossils, evolution of life, principles of taxonomic
classification, species concepts, biometrics, taxonomic nomenclature,
biostratigraphic principles, palaeoenvironmental reconstruction,paleobiogeography,
isotopic palaeontology. Brief outline of functional morphology and evolution
of major invertebrate groups. Classification and environmental significance
of trace fossils. Palaeontological characteristics of Precambrian and
Phanerozoic times. Stratigraphic palaeontology of India. Collection
and preparation techniques of microfossils, morphology and classification
of foraminifera, study of some common benthic and planktonic foraminifera,
applications of micropalaeontology. Raup,
D.M. and Stanley, S.M. Principles
of Paleontology, W.H. Freeman & Co. 1971. Clarkson, E.N.K. Invertebrate
Palaeontology and Evolution, ELBS. 1987. Haynes, J.R. Foraminifera,
John Wiley. 1981. Geomorphic principles and processes, pedogenesis
and morphogenetic regions. Concept of cycle of erosion; fluvial, aeolian,
coastal, karst and glacial landscapes, methods of analysis of landforms,
slopes and drainage. Aplications of geomorphology. Fundamental
concepts of remote sensing; electromagnetic energy and its interactions
in the atmosphere and with terrain features; elements of photographic
systems, aerial photointerpretation and geological applications, Fundamentals
of photogrammetry, satellite remote sensing, multi-spectral scanners,
thermal scanners, microwave remote sensing, fundamentals of image interpretation
and geological applications, Introduction to digital image processing. Introduction to Geographic Information System, spatial data models
and data structures, visualization and query of spatial data, overlay
analysis, geological applications of GIS. Thornbury,
W.D. Principles of Geomorphology, Wiley Eastern, 1993. Holmes, A. Physical Geology, Nelson, 1965. Sabnis, F.F. Remote
sensing - Principles and Interpretation,
W.H. Freeman and Co., 1978. Lillesand, T.M. and Kiefer, R.W. Remote sensing and Image Interpretation,
John Wiley, 1987. Pandey, S.N. Principles
and Applications of Photogeology, Wiley Eastern, 1987. Bonham Carter, G.F. GIS for Geoscientists- Modelling with GIS,
Elsevier, 1994. Properties
of light, polarisation, interference of light waves, measurement of
RI, determination of pleochroic scheme, measurement of birefringence,
optic orientation in different crystallographic systems, determination
of optic sign of uniaxial and biaxial minerals, determination of optic
axial angle, principle of U-stage techniques. Study
of crystal structures, optics, chemistry and diagnostic properties of
rock forming minerals including clay minerals techniques of mineral
identification. Select silicate systems. Introduction to X-ray crystallography
with special reference to powder method. Donald Bloss, Crystallography
and Crystal chemistry, Holt Rinehart and Winstar Jr., 1971. Deer, W.A. , Howie, R.A., and Zussman, J. An Introduction
to rock forming minerals, Longman,
Classification
of underground and surface mining methods. Introduction to unit operations
in mining: drilling, blasting, haulage and hoisting. Supported, unsupported
and caving methods of underground mining. Open-cast and open-pit mining.
Underground exploration and sampling of ore deposits and methods of
computation of developed ore reserves. Introduction to mineral economics:
classification of mineral resources, regulation and development of mines
and mineral industry, mineral taxation and incentive measures, conservation
of mineral resources. Hartman, H.L, Introduction
to Mining Engineering, John Wiley and Sons, 1987. Thomas, L.J. An Introduction to Mining, Methuen, Brisbane,
1978. Sinha, R.K. and
Sharma, N.L. An Introduction
to Mineral Economics, Wiley Eastern, 1993. Chatterjee, K.K. An
Introduction to Mineral Economics, Wiley Eastern, 1993. Elements,
their classification and distribution in different rocks, stability
of nuclides, cosmic abundance, abundance in meteorites and rocks. Thermodynamics
and crystal chemistry. Chemical weathering and alteration, colloids
and solutions, Eh-pH in natural environments. Geochemistry of hydrosphere,
atmosphere and biosphere. Radioactive decay, nuclear devices and techniques.
Geochemistry and distribution of U and Th in rocks, minerals and sediments.
Isotopic geochronometers. Mason,
B. Principles of Geochemistry,
Wiley Eastern, 1982. Krauskopf,
K.B. Introduction to Geochemistry, Mc Graw Hill, 1994. Faure,
G. Inorganic Geochemistry, Prentice Hall, 1991. Aswathnarayana,
U. Principles of Nuclear Geology, Oxford
Press, 1985. Faul,
H. (Ed.), Nuclear Geology, Wiley
1954. Introduction
to equilibrium thermodynamics, system, phase, component, state functions.
Ideal and real gases, equations of state, properties of vapours and
solutions. Laws of thermodynamics; reversible and irreversible processes,
internal energy, enthalpy, heat capacity and entropy; calorimetric measurements.
Legendre transformations and Maxwell relations. Gibbs free energy in
relation to temperature and
pressure. Chemical potential, Gibbs-Duhem equation, heterogenous equilibria
and phase rule. Standard states, activity and fugacity. Ideal solutions:
Henry's law, Raoult's law; non-ideal solutions, Margules equation for
non-ideal systems. Non-ideal mixtures and excess functions, G-X diagrams.
Phase transformations and phase diagrams. Thermodynamics of chemical
reactions and equilibrium constant. Aqueous solutions. Construction
of Eh-pH and activity diagrams. Krauskopf, K.B. and
Bird, D.K. Introduction to Geochemistry, McGraw-Hill International
Edn., Anderson, G.M. and
Crerar, D.A. Thermodynamics in Geochemistry- the Equilibrium
Model, Oxford Wood, B.J. and Fraser,
D.G. Elementary thermodynamics
for geologists. Oxford, 1977. Fletcher, P. ChemicalThermodynamics for Earth Scientists, Longman Scientific and
Technical, Glasstone, S. Thermodynamics
for Chemists, East-West, 1947. Herman-Maugan
classification of crystals. Stereographic projections. Study of minerals
under transmitted light, determination of R.I., colour, pleochroism,
fast and slow ray vibration directions, birefringence, extinction angle,
sign of minerals, Uni- Bi- axial or isotropic character and 2V. Megascopic
and microscopic study of rock forming minerals. X-ray diffraction methods
of identification of minerals. Winchell, A.N. Elements of Optical Mineralogy, John Wiley, 1962. Berry, L.G. and Mason,
B. Mineralogy, Freeman, 1957. Morphological
descriptions and illustrations of representative fossils belonging to
Mollusca, Brachiopoda, Echinodermata, Arthropoda, Graptolites and Gondwana
plants. Study of some foraminiferal genera; Preparation of stratigraphic
range charts and biostratigraphic zonation. Preparation technique for
scanning electron microscopic studies and observation of some microfossils
under SEM. Woods, H. Palaeontology
Invertebrate, International
Book Bureau, 1966. Murray, J.W. Atlas of Invertebrate Macrofossils, Longman. 1985. Epigenetic and syngenetic deposits. Clasification of
ore deposits. Orthomagmatic processes and examples of orthomagmatic
deposits. Pegmatitic and pneumatolitic deposits. Classification of pegmatites,
skarn and metasomatic deposits. Hydrothermal processes: Examples of
modern ore solutions, aqueous transport of metals and deposition of
metals from ore solutions, meteoric and juvenile solutions and their
discrimination. Hydrothermal deposits: forms and classifications. Weathering,
supergene enrichment and residual deposits. Sedimentary deposits: deposits
formed by mechanical transport and by chemical precipitation, Eh-pH
diagrams. Metamorphic and metamorphosed ore deposits. Geology of important
Indian mineral deposits. Evans, A.M. Ore
Geology and Industrial Minerals - An Introduction, Oxford Blackwell
Scientific Guilbert, J.M. and
Park, C.F. Geology of Ore Deposits, Freeman,W.H, 1986. Jensen M.L. and Bateman,
A.L. Economic Mineral Deposits,
Wiley, 1979 Incident light microscope, Sample preparation, Reflected
light optics. Optical properties of ore minerals. Determination of reflectivity
and microhardness of ore minerals. Ore textures and paragenesis. Application
of ore microscopy in mineral technology. Fluid inclusion studies. Geothermometry
and geobarometry of ore assemblages. Study of phase diagrams related
to ore assemblages and construction of stability diagrams. Introduction
to stable isotopic studies of ores. Craig,
J.R. and Vaughan, D.J. Ore Microscopy
and Ore Petrology, John Wiley, 2nd Edn., 1994. Galopin,
R. and Henry, N.F.M. Microscopic Study of Opaque Minerals, McCrone Research Ramdohr,
P. The Ore Minerals and their
Intergrowths, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1980. R.L.Stanton,
R.L. Ore Petrology, McGraw Hill,
1972. Krauskopf, K.B. and
Bird, D.K. Introduction to Geochemistry, 3rd edn., McGraw-Hill,
1995. Principles
and code of stratigraphic nomenclature; Geological Time Scale. Stratigraphic
classification and stratigraphic correlation. Facies concepts and facies
analysis. Palaeoenvironmental and palaeogeographical reconstruction.
Faunal and floral distribution through geological time. Krishnan, M.S. Geology of India and Burma, CBS Publ. & Distr., 1982. Wadia, D.N. Geology of India, Tata McGraw Hill, 1975 Ravindra Kumar Fundamentals of Historical Geology and Stratigraphy
of India, Wiley Eastern. 1985. Naqvi, S. and Roger,
J.J. Precambrian Geology of
India, Springer Verlag, 1987 Engineering geological and hydrogeological explorations.
Concepts of stres, strain, Mohr circle and failure theories. Engineering
properties of rocks, and soils and their classifications. Weathering.
Discontinuities in rock masses. Engineering behaviour of rock materials
and rock masses. Rock slope stability, landslides and stability of structures,
construction materials, dams and reservoirs, tunnels and excavations,
foundations and structures in earthquake prone regions. Engineering
geological aspects of weaker materials. Reinforcements of rock masses.
Site investigations and important case studies. Hydrologic cycle and its components. Aquifer systems.
Springs. Groundwater geology, geophysics and quality. Coastal aquifers
and seawater intrusion. Groundwater recharge. Groundwater flow and well
hydraulics. Water wells. Groundwater basin management and conjunctive
use. Groundwater resource evaluation. Groundwater and geotechnical problems. Bell, F.G. : Fundamentals of Engineering Geology,
Butterworths, 1983. Krynine,
D.P. Judd, W.P. Principles of Engineering Geology, McGraw Hill,
1957. Raghunath,
H.M. Groundwater, Wiley Eastern
Ltd., 1987. Freeze,
R.A. and Cherry, J.A. Groundwter, Prentice Hall, 1979. Introduction to Probability: random experiments, events,
sample space, definition of probability. Conditional probability and
independence of events, Bayes theorem. Random variables, discrete and
continuous probability distributions, joint probability distributions,
conditional probability distributions.
Change of variables. Binomial, Poisson, Normal, Gamma, Exponential,
Hypergeometric, Multinomial, Chi-square, t, and F distributions. Mathematical
expectation, moment generating and characteristic functions. Pitman,
J. Probability, Springer Verlag, (also Narosa Publ.), 1993. Creighton,
J.H.C. First course in probability models and statistical
inference, Springer Verlag, 1994. Davis,
J.C. Statistics and data analysis
in geology, John Wiley, 1986.
Walpole,
R.E. and Myers, R.H. Probability
and statistics for engineers and scientists, Macmillan Johnson,
R.A. and Wichern, D.W. Applied multivariate statistical analysis,
Prentice Hall Inc., New Morrison,
D.F. Multivariate statistical
methods, McGraw-Hill, 1967. Spiegel,
M.R. Probability and Statistics, Schaums Outline Series, McGraw-Hill
Intl., Singapore, Asian PETROLEUM: Origin and compositin of petroleum, source,
reservoir and cap rocks, reservoir traps. physical and chemical properties
of oil, uses and distribution; brief idea about the geologic distribution
of petroleum in India. Leverson,
A.L. Geology of Petroleum, Freeman
and co., 1970. Francis, W. Coal,
Edward Arnold Ltd., 1961. Aswathanarayana, U.
Principles of Nuclear Geology, Oxford
Press, 1985. Chemical analysis of rocks and minerals, digestion techniques,
preparation of standards, estimation of major oxide percentages using
spectrophotometric / flame photometric and titrimetric methods. Preparation
of calibration curves. Gravimetric estimation of silica and R2O3. Determination
of U and Th using nuclear techniques. Introduction to Neutron Activation
Analysis. Jeffrey, P.G. Chemical methods of rock analysis, Pergamon Press, 1970 Geological
mapping, delineation of ores, reserve estimation, drilling, underground
mapping, sampling, plans and sections, guides for ore search. Principles
and methods of geochemical prospecting, pathfinders and trace elements
in rocks and soils. Primary and secondary dispersion patterns, geochemical
anomalies and their interpretation. McKinstry,
H.E. Mining Geology, Asia Publ.,
1980. Hawkes,
H.E. and Webb, J.S. Geochemistry
in Mineral Exploration, Harper & Row, 1980. Evans,
A.M. Introduction to Mineral
Exploration, Blackwell Science,
Oxford, 1995. Dynamics
of geoenvironment; pollution of water and land by industrial and other
effluents. Types of contaminants, speciation and toxicity. Geoenvironment
and health. Carbonate equilibria, pH control and chemical composition
of water in relation to rocks. Trace metals in aquatic system, water
quality criteria. Effects on environment due to mining, quarrying, utilisation
of minerals, oil and acid mine drainage. Exchangeable cations in clay
minerals, ion exchange and sorption; cation exchange capacity, exchange
coefficient, retardation factor of solute transport. Natural radiation
environment, radioactive pollution, radioactive waste disposal. Geotechnology
and environment, environmental impact of engineering construction, groundwater
level changes. Natural hazards. Aswathnarayana,
U. Geoenvironment, Balkema, 1995 Apello,
C.A.J. and Postma, D. Geochemistry, Groundwater and Pollution. Balkema, 1993 Fleet, M.F. (Ed) Environmental
Geochemistry (short course handbook),
Mineralogical Association of Chemical
properties and principles. Chemical equilibria, association and dissociation
of dissolved species, mineral dissolution and solubility, oxidation
and reduction processes, ion exchange and adsorption, environmental
isotopes. Freeze,
R.A. and Cherry, J.A. Groundwater,
Prentice Hall, 1979. Stumm,
W. and Morgan, J.J. Aquatic chemistry, John Wiley & Sons,
1981. Garrels,
R.M. and Christ, C.L. Solutions,
minerals and equilibria, Harper and Row, 1965. Gasper,
E. and Onescu, M. Radioactive tracers in hydrology, Elsevier,
1972. Seismology and seismic prospecting: elasticity and theory
of seismic wave propagation, seismic phases, seismogram analysis, earth
structure, earthquake mechanism, fault plane solutions, seismotectonics
and seismometry. Reflection and refraction methods, geometry of seismic
waves, characteristics of seismic event, seismic noise, seismic survey
and interpretation. Electromagnetism:
Electromagnetic wave propagation, telluric currents, Electromagnetic,
telluric and magnetotelluric methods of prospecting. Application of
integrated geophysical methods for oil, mineral and groundwater prospecting
with case studies. Fowler,
C.M.R. Solid Earth: An Introduction to Global Geophysics, Cambridge University
Press, Telford, W.M. Geldart,
L.P. and Sheriff, R.E., Applied Geophysics, Cambridge University Press,
Robinson, E.S. and
Coruh, C. Basic Exploration Geophysics, John Wiley &
Sons, 1988. Minerals and gem minerals: natural, synthetic and substitutes.
Brief history of gemmology and gem market. Origin and occurrence of
gems. Physical and chemical properties of gems. Crystallography. Optical
properties. Inclusions and flaws. Instrumentation: refractometer, spectroscope,
specific gravity dertermination, polaroscope, dichroscope, microscope.
Synthesis of gems. Imitative, composite and treated gems. Gem enhancement.
Gem cutting and polishing. Description of gems. Anderson,
B.W. Gem Testing, Butterworths, 1980. Hurlburt
(Jr.), C.S. and Switzer, G.S. Gemmology, John Wiley and Sons, 1979. Liddicoat,
R.T. Handbook of Gem Identification,
Gemmological Institute of Amer. Publ, 1981. Nassau,
K. Gemstone Enhancement, Butterworths, 1984. Read,
P.G. Begginer's guide to Gemmology,
Butterworths, 1980. Read,
P.G. Gemmological Instruments, Butterworths,1983. Sinkankas,
J. Gem Cuting- A Lipidary's
Manual, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1962. Study of optical properties of ore minerals under incident
light microscope. Preparation of samples. Determination of VHN and reflectivity.
Systematic study of ore minerals. Study of ore textures. Fluid inclusion petrography, heating and freezing
studies. Ineson,
P.R. Introduction to Practical
Ore Microscopy, Longman Publishers, 1989. Picot,
P. and
Johan, Z. Atlas of Ore
Minerals, Elsevier Publishers, 1982. Craig,
J.R. and Vaughan, D.J. Ore Microscopy
and Ore Petrology, John Wiley, 1994. Minerals and rocks used in the industry and their requisites.
Processing of raw materials for optimal use as abrasives, ceramics and
construction materials. Electronic and optical uses. Fillers, Filters
and Absorbents, Gem materials, Glass-Raw materials, Mineral pigments,
Refractories. Well-drilling fluids. Lefond,
S.J. (Ed.) Industrial Minerals and Rocks, AIME, 1975. Evans,
A.M. Ore-Geology and Industrial Minerals- An Introduction. Bladewell
Scientific Publications, Waves and currents, catastrophic waves from the sea;
beaches, continental shelves, continental slopes, trenches and canyons.
Deep ocean floor and various topographic features - ridges, seamounts;
coral reefs, sediment sources and transport. Stratigraphy and geochronometry
of deep-sea deposits, chemistry of oceanic rocks, mineral deposits of
the seabed. Man and ocean. Shephard, F.P. Submarine Geology, Harper and Row 1973 Kurekian, K.K. Ocean, Prentice
Hall, 1990. Seabold, E. and
Berger,W.H. The Sea Floor, Springer Verlag. 1982 Study of rocks for
their mineralogical, textural, weathering and discontinuity aspects.
Engineering properties of rocks, soils, clays and construction aggregates.
Maps and numerical exercises. Instrumentation in engineering geology
and hydrogeology. Geophysical Surveys : resistivity, gravity and magnetic methods. Gokhale, K.V.G.K. and Rao,
D.M. Experiments in Engineering
Geology, Tata McGraw Hill,1981. Vutukuri, V.S. , Lama,
R.D. and Saluja, S.S. Handbook of Mechanical Properties
of Rocks, Trans Composition of crust, mantle and core; plate tectonics;
tectonic setting; magma association and mantle source. Precambrian plate
tectonics. Phanerozoic plate tectonics. Evolution of the Himalayas. Condie, K.C. Plate Tectonics and Crustal Evolution, 3rd
Ed., Pergamon, Oxford Press, 1989. Valdiya, K.S. Aspects
of Tectonics - Focus on south central Asia, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1984. Kearey Phillips and Vine, F.J.
Global Tectonics, Blackwell Science, Oxford, 1996. Windley, B.F. The Evolving Continents, Wiley, 1977. Surface and sub-surface sampling methods, sample processing
techniques; Morphology, classification and evolution of foraminifera.
Detailed study of major morphologic groups, morphology and biometrics
of some important larger foraminifera; stratigraphy of foraminifera
with special reference to India; Environmental distribution of foraminifera,
palaeoenvironmental interpretation using micro fossils; Morphology and
geological distribution of ostracoda, calcareous nannofossils, radiolaria,
conodonts and bryozoa; Role of micropalaeontology in hydrocarbon exploration;
Deep sea record and stable isotopic study of foraminifera. Haynes, J.R. Foraminifera, John Wiley and Sons, 1981. Bignot, G. Elements
of Micropalaeontology, Graham
and Trotman, 1985. Haq, B.U. and Boersma,
A. (Eds) Introduction to Marine Micropaleontology, Elsevier, 1978. Murray, J.W. Ecology and Palaeoecology of Benthic Foraminifera,
Longman, 1991. Principles of surveying methods, compass and theodolite
traverse, plane table methods, levelling and contouring, tacheometry,
triangulation, astronomical observation of true N-S and latitude, elements
of mine surveying. Hosmer, G.L. Geodesy, Wiley, 1946. Clark, D. Plane and Geodetic Surveying
(v. I & II), Asia Publishing
House, 1962. Bomford, B.G. Geodesy, Oxford, 1971. Hosmer, G.L. Practical Astronomy,
Wiley, 1958 Functional
organisation of computers, algorithms, basic programming concepts, FORTRAN
language programming, Program testing and debugging, modular programming
subroutines, selected examples from numerical analysis, game playing,
sorting/searching methods etc. Biswas, N.N. FORTRAN IV Computer
Programming, Radiant Books,
1979. Sharma, K.D. Programming in Fortran
IV, Affiliated East West, 1976. Evaluation
of limits of functions, continuous function. Differentiation of sum,
difference, product and quotient of functions. Chain rule. Maxima and
minima, Partial differentiation. Integration by substitution and by
parts, application to evaluation of areas and volumes. Differential
equations of first order, linear differential equations with constant
coefficients. Piskunov, N.S. Differential
and Integral Calculus, Vol 1 & 2, Mir Publishers, 1979. Thomas, G.B. and
Finney, R.L. Calculus and Analytic Geometry, Addison Wesley /
Narosa, 1985. Ore
handling, metallurgical accounting and control. Particle size analysis.
Communition, liberation, crushers, grinding mills, industrial screening,
classification, gravity concentration, heavy media separation, froth
floatation, magnetic and high tension separation, dewatering, tailings
disposal, process integration and flow-sheet analysis. Wills, B.A. Mineral Processing Technology, Pergamon Press, 1992. Kelly, E.J. and Spottiswood D.J. Introduction to Mineral Processing, John Wiley, 1982. Gaudin, A.M. Principles of Mineral
dressing, Tata McGraw Hill,
1974. Communition
and size distribution, grindability index, classification, gravity concentration,
froth floatation, magnetic and high tension seperation. Leaching kinetics,
pelletization of iron ore fines, sintering of iron ore, reducibility
of iron ores. Venkatachalam, S. and Degaleesan, S.N. Laboratory Experiments in Mineral
Engineering, Oxford and Wills, B.A. Mineral Processing
Technology, Pergamon Press, 1992. Kelly, E.J. and Spottiswood, D.J. Introduction to Mineral Processing, John Wiley, 1982. COURSES FOR
B.TECH. Mineralogy,
Petrology (igneous, sedimntary and metamorphic), Structural geology,
Engineering properties of rocks, Geomorphology (geomorphic processes-
weathering, erosion, soils), Geological exploration of an engineering
site, Geological hazards (landslides, earthquakes and volcanoes), Groundwater,
Geological factors affecting the construction of dams, reservoirs and
tunnels, Recent concepts in geology- Plate tectonics and Sea-floor spreading,
Indian Geology. Blyth,
F.G.H. and de Freitas, M.H. Geology
for Engineers, ELBS, 1994. Goodman,
R.E. Engineering Geology, John
Wiley and Sons, NY, 1993. Skinner,
B.J. and Porter, S.C. The Dynamic Earth-An Introduction to Physical
Geology, John Wiley McLean,
A.C. and Gribble, C.D. Geology for Civil Engineers, 3rd
Ed., Unwin Hyman, London, 1988. Read,
H.H. Rutley's Elements of Mineralogy,
CBS Publisher, 1991 Mineralogy,
Optics, Study of rocks in hand specimen and under microscope, Topographical
maps, Structural Geological maps, Structural Geological problems, Engineering
Geological maps and Engineering Geological experiments. Blyth,
F.J.H. and de Freitas, M.H. Geology for Engineers, ELBS, 1994. Read,
H.H. Rutley's Elements of Mineralogy,
CBS Publisher, 1991. Billings,
M.P. Structural Geology, Prentice Hall Inc., 1992. Gokhale, K.V.G.K. &
Rao, D.M. Experiments in Engineering
Geology, Tata McGraw Hill,1981. INSTITUTE ELECTIVE Elements of
Earth System: Atmosphere, Hydrosphere Solid Earth and Biosphere and their interactions. Earth in space. Energy Budget. Earthquakes and interior, Rocks and Minerals, Volcanoes, Plate Tectonics and Evolving crust. Ocean sciences, surface and groundwater cycle with Atmosphere and climate system. Dynamics of global ecosystem and evolution of biosphere. Resources from Earth, landforms and landuse and global changes with environmental conservation. Skinner,
B.J. and Porter, S.C. The Blue Planet,
Wiley,1995. Skinner, B.J. and
Porter, S.C. The Dynamic Earth-An Introduction to Physical
Geology, Wiley, 1989. GS 651 Exploration Geology and Mineral Exploration GS 657 Advances in Geoscience Methods I Specialization (Minimum
4 courses in I & II Semesters together) GS 661 Remote Sensing & GIS CS 101 Computer Programming & Utilization CE 710
Remote Sensing in Water Resources Introduction to Active and passive Microwave Remote Sensing (MRS) Techniques.
Principles of Microwave Systems: Radiometers, Radars, Scatterometers, SLAR, SAR, Polarimetric SAR, Radar
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and 3, Addison-Wesley. Vol. I. pages 1-92, 186-224,344-369. Vol. 2, pages: 816- 962. Volume 3, Pages: 1522-1646,1797-1999. Principles and Applications of Imaging Radar, Manual of Remote Sensing, Third Edition, Vol. 2, published by ASPRS, 1998. pages: 9-124, 359-763. Elachi C., Introduction to the Physics and Techniques of Remote Sensing, John Wiley,
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