From the Handbook:

By the end of the course the student will know some of the basic concepts of Geology that are pertinent to the practice of Engineering. The student will learn sufficient mineralogy and petrology to identify the main minerals and rock types in the Earth's crust, and will learn how structural geology is used to explain the architecture of the Earth's crust. The student will comprehend how processes at the Earth's surface modify basic geological materials into forms whose properties are of direct relevance to Engineering. The student will appreciate the methods, both direct and indirect, by which the properties of, and distribution of, rock materials near the surface of the Earth can be predicted and evaluated.
Basic concepts in Geology: Mineralogy, Petrology, Structural geology, Tectonic processes. Rock weathering, formation of clay minerals and soils, soil profiles. Development of landforms and landscapes. Fluvial erosion. Aerial photography and remote sensing. Sub-surface investigations by geophysical methods. Underground water. Applied mineralogy and petrology.

2000 revision.

Co-ordinator: Dr Lindsay Thomas, Earth Sciences.McCoy Building Rm 345

The lectures will be held in the

Fritz Loewe Theatre, McCoy Building (Building 200), at 1515 Tuesdays and Thursdays

 

and the lab class will be held in the

Skeats Laboratory (McCoy Building 200) at 1415 Fridays

The actual date for the field class in Royal Park will be announced shortly.

The outline below is as accurate as possible at the time of preparation of this page.

Topic Grouping	Lecture	Topic	Book references		Laboratory class
Geological Framework	1	Introduction/ Earth Overview
	2	Minerals—General	W p5,7,9,11 MG 2.1		(no lab)
	3	Minerals —Identification
	4	Minerals —Examples			Minerals
	5	Minerals —Examples
	6	Rocks - General	W p4,8,10 MG 2.2		Igneous rocks
	7	Igneous Rocks	W p4
	8	Igneous/Sedimentary Rocks	W p4, 8		Sed'y rocks
	9	Sedimentary Rocks	W p8
	10	Metamorphic Rocks	W p10		Metamorphic rocks
	11	Plate Tectonics	W p18 MG 4.5
	12	Geological Time	W p 18 MG 4.3		Geol. Maps
	13	Stratigraphy	W p16 MG 4.3
	14	Geological Structures — Folding	W p12 MG 4.4		Airphot Interp'n
	15	Geological Structures — Faulting
	16	Review			Field Trip
Large-scale assessment and testing	17	Geophysical Methods	W p44 MG 6.3
	18	Geophysical Methods			Stereo-plotting
"Rotten Rock" Geology	19	Weathering	W p26 MG 3.2
	20	Weathering			Stereo-plotting
	21	Soils	W p26 MG 3.3
	22	Soils			Seismic Refraction / Review
	23	Sediment Transport	W p28,30,32,34 MG 3.4
	24	Sediment Transport			Practical Exam
Backup material (not scheduled yet)		Hydrogeology	W p36 MG 5

W = Waltham : MG = McLean and Gribble

Assessment:

• a two-hour written paper ( 80%),
• a 90-minute practical exam (17%), and
• a report on the field class (3%).
  
  The practical work will not be assessed individually.
  Personal, hand-written notes and/or the lab manual may be used during the practical examination.
  A copy of the 1995 practical examination paper can be downloaded from here. The general form and content of the 2001 paper will be largely similar to this. More recent papers are not available.

The theory examination will be held during the Science Faculty Examination period in November.
The practical examination will be held on the last Friday afternoon (November 2) during the semester, in the Skeats Laboratory. The doors will be opened at 1415 for reading time; the exam will commence at 1430.
(Notice that there is a minor error in the handout; the examination will be held in the afternoon.)

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