GS 507: Engineering and Groundwater Geology

Syllabus​

Engineering geological and hydrogeological explorations. Concepts of stress, 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, runoff estimation, vertical distribution of soil moisture, groundwater, aquifer systems, springs, groundwater flow, coastal aquifers and seawater intrusion, well hydraulics, field techniques in groundwater exploration and exploitation, chemistry and quality, case studies on groundwater development and management. 

Texts/References

  • 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
  • Fetter, C.W., Applied Hydrogeology, Merrill Publishing Company, 2000