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CE6301- ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

(FOR III SEMESTER)
UNIT I TO V
PREPARED BY
A.M.ARUNMOHAN,B.E.,M.TECH.
Assistant professor/CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING/SEC/FMCET
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UNIT-I
SCOPE OF GEOLOGY IN CIVIL ENGINERRING:
It is defined as that of applied science which deal with the application of geology for a safe,
stable and economic design and construction of a civil engineering project.
Engineering geology is almost universally considered as essential as that of soil mechanics,

strength of material, or theory of structures.
The application of geological knowledge in planning, designing and construction of big civil
engineering projects.
The basic objects of a course in engineering geology are two folds.
It enables a civil engineer to understand the engineering implications of certain condition

should relate to the area of construction which is essentially geological in nature.
It enables a geologist to understand the nature of the geological information that is

absolutely essentially for a safe design and construction of a civil engineering projects.
The scope of geology can be studied is best studied with reference to major activities of the
profession of a civil engineer which are
Construction
Water resources development
Town and regional planning

GEOLOGY IN CONSTUCTION FIELD
PLANNING
Topographic maps:
Its gives details of relief features and understands the relative merits and demerits of all the
possible sides of proposed structure.
Hydrological maps:
This map gives broad details about distribution and geometry of the surface of water
channel.
Geological maps :
The petrological characters and structural disposition of rock types this gives an idea about
the availability of materials for construction.
Design :
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The geological characters that have a direct or indirect bearing upon the designed of proposed
project are,
The existence of hard rock beds
The mechanical properties (porosity,permeability,compressive strength, shear and traverse
strength)
Structural weakness (fault joints, folds, cleavage and lineation)
The position of ground water table
Seismic characters of area.
Construction
The geological knowledge is important for an engineer. The type of material for construction is
derived from natural bed rocks, soils, banks, coastal belts and seismic zones.
GEOLOGY IN WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Exploration and water development of resources have become very important activity for
scirntist, technology and engineers in all parts of world.
GEOLOGY IN TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
The regional town planner is responsible for adopting an integrated approach in all such
cases of allocation of land for developmental project.
INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF EARTH
Direct observation of earth is not possible due to fact that the interior became hotter
The deepest whole in the earth is only about 8km , this is quite negligible in comparison
with radius of the earth
The internal structures of earth is based on the existence yield at by indirect geophysical
method (seismic method)
The earth body comprises of several layers which are like shells resting one above the earth
The layers are distinguished by the physical and chemical properties
The interior of the earth has been obtain from the study of earthquakes waves through the
earth
There are three types of earthquake waves. They are
P-WAVES/PRIMARY WAVES/LONGITUDINAL WAVES:
The waves travel in solid, liquid and gaseous medium.

They have short wavelength and frequency.
S-WAVES/SECONDARY WAVES/TRANSVERSE WAVES:

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These waves travel in solid medium. They have short wavelength and high frequency.
L-WAVES/SURFACE WAVES/RAYLEIGH WAVES:
These are transverse waves and confined to outer skin of crust. These waves responsible for
most of the destructive coarse of earthquake.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT THE INTERIOR OF THE EARTH:

The shell of the increasing density are found towards the centre of the earth is 80g/cc
Each shell is formed off different materials on the basics of seismic investigation the earth
interior has been broadly divided into three major parts,
Crust
Mantle
Core
It inferred that
A. The crust, mantle, core are separated by two sharp breaks known as major
discontinuities.
B. The crust is having an average thickness of about 33kms.
C. The crust composed of heterogeneous materials.
D. The mantle extends from below the crust to a depth of 2900kms
E. The core extends from the below the mantle upto the centre of the earth is 6371kms
CRUST
Upper most shell of the earth is crust. The thickness ranges from organic 60 to 70kms. Its thickness
oceanic areas 5 to 10 km and in continental areas is 35km. it can be divided into two layers
Upper layer (continental crust)
Lower layer (oceanic crust)
The Mohorovicic continuity marks the lower boundary. The boundary between SIAL and SIMA is
called Conrad discontinuity,
SIAL
Upper continental crust

It consists of all types of rocks (Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic rocks)
This layer is rich in silica and aluminium
The rocks are granitic and granodiotic composition
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The density of SIAL is 2.4g/cc

The Conrad discontinuity which is located at the depth of 11km
SIMA
Lower continental crust

Thickness 23km extends from the Conrad discontinuity upto to Mohorovicic discontinuity
This layer is rich in silica and magnesium
The types of rocks are basalitic composition
The density is 3g/cc
MANTLE
The second part of the earth is the source region of the earth internal energy and
responsible for ocean floor spreading and continental drift and earthquake.
of forces
Its thickness is about 2865kms

The mantle is more dense than the overlying crustal rocks
Depend on the velocity the mantle are classified into two
Upper mantle
Lower mantle
The velocity of upper mantle is 11.32 to 11.4 km/s
The velocity of the lower mantle is 13.4 km/s
The lower mantle extends from 1000km to core boundary
The lithosphere which separated from mantle is called asthonosphere
It is situated between 70 to 220 kms depth
CORE
It extends upto the very centre of the earth

S-Waves do not pass through the outer core
No information about the inner core
Pressure and temperature are very high
The temperature is around 6000 and it is believed to contain nickel and iron(NIFE)
ATMOSPHERE
It is the envelope of air which surrounds the earth
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Since the atmosphere is not of the density throughout and that atmosphere pressure
decrease with height
TOP POSITION OF ATMOSPHERE: (DRY AIR)
Nitrogen - 78.03% by volume
Oxygen
-20.99%by volume
Argon
- 0.94%by volume
Co2
- 0.03% by volume
H2
- 0.01% by volume
The above composition of the atmosphere is almost uniform upto a height of 80km from the surface
STRUCTURE OF ATMOSPHERE:
The atmosphere has been divided into several types based on change in composition. Change in
temperature and degree of ionization.
The atmosphere falls into five layers
A. Troposphere
B. Stratosphere
C. Mesosphere
D. Ionosphere
E. Exosphere
TROPOSPHERE:
It is the lower most layer of the atmosphere

Its height is about 12km from the surface
It is dense of all layers
It vital process create the climatic and weather condition of the earth surface
STRATOSPHERE
The zone extends in form of the boundary of the troposphere

Its height is about 55kms and temperature becomes constant upto 20kms height then it
starts increasing
The upper state is rich in ozone layer which serves has a shield protecting the troposphere
and the earth surface by observing most of ultra-violet radiation
The ozone layer is thicker important for the existence of life on the earth surface
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The water vapour content of this stratosphere is negligible

MESOSPHERE:
Above the stratosphere lies the mesosphere which is very cold region
This layer extends upto 80kms from the surface of earth
At a layer of about 60kms there occurs a layer called radio waves observing layer
IONOSPHERE
The ionosphere extends upto a height of 1000 to 2000 km from the earth surface
The part of ionosphere lying between 80 to 800 km is called Thermosphere
In ionosphere almost all atoms are ionised
This layer protects us from falling meteorites as it burns most of them
EXOSPHERE
Above the ionosphere lies the exosphere

It is the outermost zone of the atmosphere
It is low density and high temperature region with minimum atomic collision
Much about the exosphere is yet to be know
WEATHERING
It is defined as the process of disintegration and decomposition of rocks under the influence are
physical and chemical agencies of atmosphere
TYPES OF WEATHERING
Physical weathering [temperature, wild]

Chemical weathering [water]
Biological weathering [vegetation and organism]
PHYSICAL WEATHERING:
It is also called mechanical weathering

It is a natural process of in-stu to disintegration of rocks into smaller fragment without
change in composition
It take place by two methods
1. By frost action
2. By thermal action
EXFOLIATION
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Rocks are split into thin sheets and due to differential expansion and contraction
FREEZING OF WATER
Water as we know expands about 9.05%in volume when it freezes. The water steps down into
fracture under suitable condition begins at the top of the fracture first.
A freezing continues the pressure exerted on the walls which result the fracture
This mode weathering causes where there is repeated of freezing and thawing
CHEMICAL WEATHERING
It is also known as mineral alternation consist of a number of chemical reaction

These reaction change the original silicate mineral of igneous rock
The primary mineral into new compounds (secondary compounds)
Five processes are mostly responsible for chemical weathering
Solution
Hydration and hydrolysis
Oxidation
Carbonation
Colloid formation
SOLUTION
Rock salt, gypsum, calcite when water added to them they form solution. But all rocks dont easily
soluble in pure water.
Example: limestone only acted by carbonated water
HYDRATION AND HYDROLYSIS:
Absorption of moisture is hydration, exchange or replacement of water ions is called hydrolysis.

The free ion present in rocks absorbs moisture.
CaSO4+2H2O
CaSO4.2H2O
OXIDATION
Oxidation takes place in rocks which has high iron content. Example ferrous undergoes oxidation.
4Fe+3O2 2Fe2O2(ferric oxide)
Fe2O3+ H2O Fe2O3.H2O(ferric hydroxide)
CARBONATION
Combined action of carbon-dioxide and moisture. Example granite

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SPHEROIDAL WEATHERING
Formation of small rough balls on surface of rocks is spheroidal weathering

FACTOR AFFECTING WEATHERING
Nature of rocks
Climate prevailing in that area
Physical environment
Resistance of weathering
PRODUCTS OF WEATHERING
Eluvium
Deluvium
Regolith
ELUVIUM
End product present above the parent rock

DELUVIUM
Product formed aside the parent rock due to wind action

REGOLITH
It is both eluvium and deluvium

SOIL PROFILE
Top layer (consists of loose particles)

Second layer (not compacted much)
Third layer (compact layer)
Last layer (rocky)
ENGINEERING CONSIDERATION OF WEATHERING
It is important to know about the depth and extent of weathering

SCREE
The fragments that accumulate at the base of the heaps as commonly as scree deposits
TALUS SLOPE
The fragments that remain uneven steven over the surface of the slope. Such slope is covered by
the frost formed scree are often referred to as talus slope
FLUVIAL PROCESS: (RIVER AND STREAM ACTION)
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GEOLOGY WORK OF WATER:
The river orginates from the mountain head region and reaches the sea
HEAD REGION
The mountainous region where from the river accurately originates and it is called head region
SOURCES OF STREAM WATETR
Run off
Sub surface water
Glacial melt water
COMPONENTS OF RIVER
1. Channel
2. Velocity
3. Gradient
4. Discharge
5. Competence
6. Type of flow
CHANNEL
The path formed along the course of river

VELOCITY
The distance flowed per unit time

GRADIENT
It is also called as vertical flow of water / river

It is the slope of river starting from head region to mount
DISCHARGE
The amount of water flowing in river

COMPETENCE
The amount of materials carried or transported through it

It is define as the capacity of river to transport the material and it is represented by the largest size
of particle that can be transported at given velocity
TYPE OF FLOW
Laminar flow: Water moves in undistributed layer fashion

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Turbulent flow: water flows in irregular manner due to disturbance

STREAM EROSION:
There are four methods

Chemical action
Hydraulic action
Abrasion
Attrition
CHEMICAL ACTION
It includes the solvent and chemical action of water on country rocks

The chemical decay works along the join and tracks and helps in breaking the bed rocks
HYDRAULIC ACTION
The flowing water hammer the uneven faces of joined rocks exposed along its channel and remove
the joint blocks. This process is called hydraulic action.
ABRASION
The flowing water uses rock fragment such as pebbles, gravel and sand
As a tool for grinding the sides and floor of valley
ATTRITION
It is the breaking of the transported material themselves due to mutual position collision
The attrition causes rock fragments to become rounder and smaller in size
STREAM TRANSPORTATION:
LOAD:
The amount of solid materials transported by a stream of called load

Transportation can be classified into three ways
1. Solution
2. Suspending
3. Bed load
SOLUTION: The amount of dissolved material is carried by a stream
SUSPENSION: The amount of uneven grains carried by stream
BED LOAD: Huge blocks rocks down due to the hydraulic action at a stream which normally occurs in
water falls
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STREAM DEPOSITION:
The loose rocks materials are transported by stream are deposited where the velocity of flowing
water is reduced.
The materials which are deposited as sediment is called alluvial deposits.
DEPOSITIONAL LANDFORMS:
Alluvial fans
Flood plains
Natural levees
Point bars
Deltas
ALLUVIAL FANS:
The alluvial materials which flows down from mountains accumulates at foot hills where streams
enter a plane such deposit spread out in the shape of flat fan and are called alluvial fans.
ALLUVIAL CONE:
The alluvial materials which flows down from mountain accumulates at the foot hills where stream
enters a lane deposits spread out in the shape of cone fans and are called alluvial cone.
FLOOD PLAINS:
During flood a river overflows its bank and submerges the adjacent low lying area where the
deposition of alluvial materials takes place.
A wide belt of alluvial plain formed in this way on either side of a stream is called flood plain.
NATURAL LEEVES:
Natural levees are the lower ridges which are formed on the both sides of the river channel by the
accumulations of sediments.
POINT BARS:
In meandering rivers sediments deposits occur as a point bars. The point bars are the crescent
shape deposits which occur at inside bends of a river channel.
DELTAS:
Deltas are deposits which are build at the mouth of stream.

They are triangular in shape.
When stream enters a ocean or lake the currents of flowing water dissipate quickly.
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The structure of a delta deposit consist of three sets of bed,

Bottom set bed
Forest bed
Topset bed
BOTTOM SET BED:
It is thin horizontal bed which over lie the ocean bed or bottom. It composed of fine grained
sediments such as silts and clay.
FORESET BED:
It is an intermediate bed the angle of the slope varies from 12 to 32 depending on the grain size of
the material. These beds are composed of coarse sediment.
TOPSET BED:
These beds occupy the upper surface of the delta they are composed of coarse and fine sediment.
FEATURES OF STREAM EROSION:
Pot holes: It is circular and deep holes into solid rocks by sand grains.
Waterfalls: The falling of stream water from a height is called waterfalls. It occurs at place where
the stream profile makes a vertical drop.
GORGES:
A narrow deep river valley which is called gorges. It is normally developed in hard rock terrain.
STREAM MEANDERS:
The symmetrical S-shaped loops found in the course of a river are called MEANDERS.
The meander grows due to deposition of sediment along slip off side and erosion at the undercut
side.
RIVERS AND ENGINEERING CONSIDERATION:
Rivers requires construction of bridge across them for carrying highways and railways.
Water power of rivers can be utilized to generate hydroelectric.
River deposits are the important sources of construction material.
Regulations of river channel are done for navigation and for flood control.
FLOOD CONTROL:
Construction of levees
Longitudinal embankments which are built along the river banks.
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DREDGING:
The process of removing the sediment deposited at the bottom of the river.
It is more expensive.
WORK OF WIND:
The air currents in motion are called wind.

The wind is formed due to pressure difference which is due to change in temperature, wind,
volume, duration of wind and velocity of wind.
WIND EROSION:
The wind erosion is not restricted to arid and semi arid region. Wind thus erode in three ways,
Deflation
Abrasion
Attrition
DEFLATION:
Lifting and removal of loose material (dust, sand) by wind is called deflation. By this process the land
surface is gradually lower.
Example:
1. BLOWOUT: Due to strong wind sand is transferred and causes a big depression.
2. OASIS: If water table itself exposed due to depression that it reaches water table of that
area.
3. HAMMADA: Pavement like structure formed.
ABRASION:
During dust storms the wind carries minute grains of sand in suspension.
They dash and collide against the exposed rock masses and cause erosion.
This process in which sand grains are used as tools for eroding rocks is called abrasion.
This type of erosion involves the following,
1. Rubbing
2. Grinding
3. Abrading
4. Polishing
Examples:
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1. Yardangs: These are elongated low lying ridges forming overhanging above local depression.
2. PEDESTRAL ROCKS: Pedestal rocks are the undercut vertical columns of rock which have
wider tops and narrow at base.
3. VENIFACTS: A small size rock fragments showing one or more typically wind polished surface
are called ventifacts.
ATTRITION:
The particle that travels with wind, collide against each other.
This mutual collisions leads to the further break down and the process is called attrition.
WIND TRANSPORT:
Turbulent wind can easily sweep small dust particles and carry them greater distance in suspension.
However sands are transported in a series of jumps and roll along the ground such process are called
saltation.
WIND DEPOSITS:
The wind deposits are commonly called as EOLIN deposit.

The wind deposits are of two types,
1. Sand dunes
2. Loess
SAND DUNES:
The wind deposit sand in mounds. The sand dunes are of four types,
1. BARCHANS: Its cresant shape dunes which face the wind direction.
2. LONGITUDINAL (SINUSOIDAL DUNES): The dunes are elongated in wind direction are
longitudinal or sinusoidal dunes or seifs.
3.
COMPLEX DUNES: They are irregular in shape in areas where the wind direction varies
complex dunes are formed
LOESS:
The suspended loads transported by wind consist of mainly silt and clay minerals.
ENGINEERING CONSIDERATIONS:
A sand dune causes major problem for civil engineer it may travel in any distance and diection and
may causes bury agricultural land forest and even endanger township.
Establishing frontal tracts (vegetation)
Construction of wind breaks (walls)
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Treating the sand locally with crude oil

GEOLOGICAL WORK OF GLACIER:
WORK OF GLACIER:
A glacier is a thicker mass of ice moves over the ground under the influence of gravity.
It originates on landforms the compaction of snow. They are found in high latitudes or high
elevation.
SNOW LINE:
It is lower limit of accumulating snow. Below the snow line the snow melts in summer. it may occur
at 6000m.
TYPES OF GLACIER:
VALLEY GLACIER: It originates near the crest of high mountains.
PEIDMONT GLACIERS: At the end of a hilly region a number of valley glaciers may unit to form a thick
sheet of ice.
Massive accumulations of ice covering extensive areas.
ICE SHEETS:
MOVEMENT OF GLACIER:
GRAVITY FLOW: A mountain glacier flows down the slope much like stream of water under
gravity.
EXTRUSION FLOW: A glacier moves as a result of differential pressure within the ice mass.
GLACIER EROSION:
It is occurred by three ways,

PLUCKING OR QUARRYING: while flowing over a jointed rocks surface the glacier ice adheres
to blocks of jointed bed block pulls them out and carries them along.
ABRASION: the moving ice grinds and polishes the rock fragments which are held firmly
within the glacier.
FROST WEDGING: thawing and freezing of water in cracks and joints of rocks breaks them by
wedge action.
FEATURE OF GLACIER EROSION:
STRIATION:
Glacier carry rock fragments firmly embedded in ice

They scratch grind or groove the rock surface over which they are moved.
V-SHAPED VALLEY:
Glaciers occupy valley and flow down the hills.

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As they hanging erode their valleys both laterally and vertically

V-shaped valley with step walls and that floor are produced
HANGING VALLEY:
The valley of the tributary stands at the higher elevation than that of main valley
ICE BERGS:
If ice is less dense than water, it floats over water. Such floating ice hills is ice-bergs
CIRQUES:
The bowl shaped hallows present at the glacier valley heads in the mountains.
TRANSPORT OF GLACIER:
SUPER GLACIAL LOAD: The debris that falls down the valleys walls on the surface glacier.
ENGLACIAL LOAD: Sooner or later part of debris is engulfed.
SUB-GLACIAL LOAD: Debris present at the bottom of glacier
GLACIAL DEPOSIT:
There are two types

A. TILL: These are deposit directly by glacier
B. FLUVIO GLACIAL DEPOSIT: Materials deposited by glacial melt water
DEPOSITIONAL LANDFORMS:
MORAINES:
Ridges or layers of hills are moraines. They are of four types,

A. GRAND MORAINES: A layer of till deposited beneath the moving ice of the ground
B. LATERAL MORAINES: The material falls from valley accumulates sides of glacier
C. MEDIAL MORAINES: It is formed by union of lateral moraines
D. TERMINAL MORAINES: Forms at the end of glacier where ice starts melting
OUTWASH PLAINS:
In front of end moraines streams of melt water deposit sediment producing stratified deposit of
sand, silt and gravel.
KETTLE HOLE:
These are basin like depression found in areas of till and outwash plains.
ICE AGE;
The Pleistocene epoch is called ice age. It began at least 25 million years ago.
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GEOLOGICAL WORK OF EARTHQUAKE

An earthquake is a sudden vibration of earth surface by rapid release of energy
This energy released when two parts of rock mass move suddenly in relation of to eachoher
along a fault.
EFFECTS OF EARTHQUAKE:
Buildings are damaged

Roads are fissured, railway lines are twisted and bridges are destroyed
Rivers change their coarse
Landslides may occur in hilly region.
TERMINOLOGY:
FOCUS:
The point of origin of an earthquake within the earth crust is called focus.
It radiates earthquake waves in all direction
EPICENTRE:
The point lying vertically above the earth surface directly above focus is called epicentre.
In the epicentre the shaking is most intense
The intensity gradually decrease
ISOSEISMAL LINES:
The line connecting points of equal intensity on the ground surface are called isosesimal lines
EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY:
It is a measure of the degree of distraction caused by an earthquake

It is expressed by a number as given in the earthquake intensity scale
SESIMOGRAPHS:
Seismographs are instruments which detect and record earthquakes.

EARTHQUAKE WAVES (SEISMIC WAVES):
1. P-Waves(primary waves)
2. S-Waves(secondary waves)
3. L-Waves (surface waves)
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During earthquake elastic waves are produced are called seismic waves.
P-Waves:
These are longitudinal waves having short wavelength

They travel very faster and reach seismic station first
Their velocity is 1.7 times greater than s-waves
They passes through solid, liquid, gaseous medium.
S-WAVES:
These are shear waves which are traverse in nature.

They travel only in solid medium.
L-WAVES:
When p and s- waves reached earth surface they are called l- waves.
Here velocity is much less.
CLASSIFICATION OF EARTHQUAKE:
CLASSIFICATION I: Depending on mode of origin
1. DUE TO SURFACE CAUSES: Generated by land slopes and collapse of root of underground
waves
2. DUE TO VOLACANIC CAUSES: It may also produce earthquake but very feeble.
3. DUE TO TECTONIC PLATES: Most numerous and disastrous and caused by shocks originated in
earth crust due to sudden movement of faults.
CLASSIFICATION-II: Depending on depth of focus
1. SHALLOW FOCUS: Depth of focus upto 55kms.

2. INTERMEDIATE FOCUS: Depth between 55-300kms.
3. DEEP FOCUS; Depth from 300-600kms.
The shallow earthquake are more violent at the surface but affect smaller area.
EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY SCALE:
ROSSI FOREL SCALE:
It has 9 divisions
INTENSITY-I:
Weakest earthquake
INTENSITY-IV:
Cause damage to property
INTENSITY-IX:
structure and natural objects.
Strongest earthquake that cause massive destruction to manmade
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RICTHER SCALE: Devised by Charles .F. Ritcher an American seismologist

MAGNITUDE
EFFECTS
2.5
Not felt but recorded
4.5
Local damage
6.0
Can be destructive in popular region
7.0
Major earthquake inflict series damage
>8.0
Great earthquake cause total destruction
DISTRIBUTION OF EARTHQUAKE:
The zones where earthquake occurs are known as seismic belts.

CIRCUM PACIFIC BELT: (PACIFIC OCEAN): 80%of the world earthquake occur in this belt
ALPINE HIMALAYAN BELT: Europe to East Indies
RIFT VALLEY REGION: East and Central Africa
MAGNITUDE:
The total amount of energy release during an earthquake.

ENGINEERING CONSIDERATION:
SEISMIC HISTORY:
Study of seismic events in particular region to know the intensity anf magnitude
By seismic zoning ,area are classified on their varying earthquake and also geological setting
of areas
PROBLEMS:
To know the seismic history of area

To access the magnitude and probable loss or damage in quality or quantity due to likely
seismic shocks in the period of the structure
To introduce safety factors in new construction and possible to safeguard early structure
ASSESMENT OF SEISMIC RISK:
Seismic risk is the probability of occurrence of a critical earthquake during the projected life period
CRITICAL EARTHQUAKE:
An earthquake occurred in area as past T- yans and has recorded the magnitude capable of producing
horizontal and accelerate greater than a minimum value at that particular locality.
PROJECTED DESIGN PERIOD:
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The civil engineers designed structure to be in service of 500 yrs, 100 yrs, 125 yrs greater the
designed to resist the vertical according of Hg by virtue of its weight only.
Ground according due to an expected shock due to designed life of the project.
1. Weight of structure
2. The type of construction
3. Base shear force
F=a.w/g
a- Ground acceleration
g- acceleration due to gravity
w- weight of structure
simplest empirical function,
F=[SKZIRN]*W
S- factors depending of response spectra whose value varies 0.1283
K-factor depending on nature of damage value for masonsy construction between 2-4 and
reinforced 0.6 to 1.6
Z= seismic co- efficient lies between 0.15 and 0.02
I= factor depending on importance of structure
R= risk factor
N= factor depending upon nature of soil
W= dead load 25%
QUAKE RESISTANCE BUILDING :
Addition factor of safety against seismic forces.

FOUNDATION:
Avoiding building to build at loosen soils or sediments.

Super structure should be through out tied up with the foundation.
BODY:
Walls should be of stronger with reinforced rather the plain concrete

Continuity of cross walls should be maintained.
In masonry walls, they should be instead in a paper in a paper style.
ROOF :
Better roof is RCC roof

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Projection above on beyond the roof level should be avoided

GENERAL:
All parts of same building should be tied finely.

Uniform weight architecture fracture should be avoided.
QUAKE RESISTANCE:
Force due to dams

Ve= W.C
Force due to reservoir water
Pe=C.A.W.H
Pe= hydrodynamic force at depth y
h.= maximum depth at reservoir
c= co efficient depending Up
PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA:

India can be divided into 3 main division which may differ from one another in physiography,
stratiography and structure.
1. Peninsular
2. Indo-gangetic plain
3. Extra peninsular India
PENINSULAR:
It lies to the south of plain of India of ganga river

Physiography:
Peninsular has extremely various physiography.they are plateaus, fold mountains,

valleys and coastal plains.
Weatern ghats which form a premonient physiographic features
Structure:
Peninsular India is nearly a stable pleatue which has unaffected by the orogenic movements
The normal and block faulting is however common
Stratigraphy:
Peninsular is primarily made up of rocks of Archean and Precambrian age

The Archean rocks have been metamorphosed to varying degree
INDO-GANGETIC PLAIN:
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This plains extends from Assam in east, through Bengal, Bihhar and Utter Pradesh, Arabian sea upto
Punjab in the east.
Phsiography:
It is very extensive alluvial plain which sloping with a very small gradients towards the sea
Structure:
The bottom of the Indo-Gangetic basin is asymmetrical

The northern margin of the Peninsular India dips gently northward
Stratigraphy:
They are chiefly made up of sands and clay of Pleistocene and recent age
EXTRA PENINSULAR INDIA:
It lies at the northern extrinity of the country. It is made up of the Himalayan mountain ranges in
north.
Physiography:
It is made up of the tectonic mountains and frontal foredeep fold belt of tertiary age.
The frontal foredeep belt is also called as Outer Himalaya
The Himalayan belt extends in E-W direction and its total length is 2400Km
Structure:
It have been distributed greatly by the complex folding and faulting

Stratigraphy:
It has been sub-divided into 4 zones

The Thyan Himalayan zone: consists of marine rock beds
Central zone: made up of Granitic plateaus
Lesser Himalayan zone: rocks are relatively less metamorphosed
Foredeep folded belt: mainly made up of sediments
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UNIT-II
MINERALS:
Inorganic substances which has more or less definite atomic structure and chemical
composition
It has constant physical property which are used in the identification of mineral in the field
It can be divided into 2 groups
1. Rock forming mineral: Which are found in abundance of earth crust
2. Ore forming minerals: which are economic valuable minerals
MINERAL GROPUS:
MINERAL
GROUP
EXAMPLES
Oxides
Quartz, magnetite, haematite, etc
Silicates
Feldspar, mica, hornblende, augite,

olivine,etc
Carbonates
Calcite, dolomite, etc
Sulphides
Pyrites, galena, sphalerite, etc
Sulphates
Gypsum
Chlorite
Rock salt, etc
Over 4000 mineral exist in earth crust

All are composed of oxygen, silicon, aluminium, iron, calcium, potassium, sodium and
magnesium
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:
Physical properties can be determined in inspection or by simple test

It can be determined by hand specimen
The chief physical properties are colour, streak, lustre, hardness, habit, cleavage,
fracture, odour, tenacity, specific gravity and crystal forms.
Correct identification are made of with polarizing microscope
COLOUR:
Occur due to certain wavelength of light by atoms making of crystals. On the basic of colour of a
mineral; may belong to anyone of three types,
IDIOCHROMATIC: show a constant colour appear metallic crystal ex. Copper
ALLOCHROMATIC: Show variable colors, appear non-metallic ex. Quartz
PSEUDOCHROMATIC; Shows false colour
Some minerals viewed in different directions shows irregular changes in colour
1. PLAY OF COLOR: Change in rapid succession on rotation ex. Diamond
2. CHANGE OF COLOR: Rate of change of colours on rotation and intensity is low ex.
Labrodorite
3. IRIDESCENCE: Shows rainbow colours in interior or exterior surface ex. Limonite, Hematite
4. TARNISH: Change of original colour due to oxidation ex. Bornite
STREAK:
The streak of the mineral is the true colour of the mineral is quite helpful in identifying
mineral
The streak is obtained by rubbing a mineral against an unglazed porcelain plate
Example: Magnetite, black in colour and give blackish brown colour as streak
LUSTRE:
General appearance of a mineral surface in reflected light

1. METALLIC: Metallic appearance ex. Magnetite, hematite
2. SUB-METTALIC: Feebly displayed metallic lustre ex. Chromite
3. ADAMANTINE: Hard brilliant lustre ex. Diamond
4. VITREOUS LUSTRE: Lustre exhibited by broken glass ex. Quartz, gypsum
5. PEARLY LUSTRE: Lustre exhibited by pearls ex. Talc, calcite
6. SILKY LUSTRE: Lustre exhibited by silk fibres ex. Asbestos
7. RESINOUS LUSTRE: Exhibited by resin ex. Sphalerite, nephiline
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8. GREASY LUSTRE: Lustre exhibited by grease ex. Talc

9. DULL OR EARTHY: No lustre said to earthy lustre ex. Kaolin
HARDNESS:
Hardness of mineral depends on chemical composition

Determined by rubbing or scratching a mineral of unknown hardness against one of known
hardness
A numerical value is obtained by using the mohs scale of hardness
Here 10 minerals are arranged in order of increasing
HARDNESS
MINERAL
REMARKS
Talc
Scratched by finger
nail
Gypsum
Calcite
Fluorite
Apatite
Orthoclase
Quartz
Topaz
Corundum
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Diamond
Scratched by knife
Scratched by knife
scarely
Not scratched by a
knife
CLEAVAGE:
It is defined as a tendency of mineral to break more easily with smooth surface along plane of weak
bonding. The cleavage can be classified as perfect, good, poor, and indistinct.
Example:
PERFECT CLEAVAGE:
Mica, Galena, Calcite
NO CLEAVAGE:
Quartz
FRACTURE:
The nature of the surface of a mineral is called as fracture. The common types of fracture are
1. EVEN FRACTURE: Surface almost flat ex. flint, chert
2. UNEVEN FRACTURE: Surface is irregular and rough ex. Fluorite
3. CONCHOIDAL FRACTURE: Curved surface showing concentric line like shell ex. Quartz
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4. HACKY FRACTURE: Rough surface with sharp and jagged points ex. Asbestos
5. EARTHY FRACTURE: Smooth, soft and porous ex. chalk, kaolin
SPECIFIC GRAVITY:
Its number which represent the ratio of weight of the mineral to the weight of an equal volume of
water.
HABIT (FORM):
The chief habits of minerals are shown as follows,
1. ACCICULAR: Needle like crystal ex. Natrolite

2. FIBROUS: Aggregate of long thin fibre ex. Asbestos
3. FOLIATED: Thin separate sheet ex. Mica
4. BLADED: Occur as small knife blade ex. Kyanite
5. TABULAR: Broad flat surface ex. Gypsum, feldspar
6. COLUMNAR: Columnar crystal ex. Tourmaline
7. GRANULAR: aggregate of equi-dimension grains ex. Magnetite
8. REINFORM: Kidney shaped form ex. hematite
9. OOLITIC: Aggregate bodies resembling fish roe ex. Bauxite
10. MASSIVE: Structural less mass ex. Flint
ROCK FORMING MINERALS:
1. SILICATE MINERALS: CONSTITUTE 90% OF EARTH CRUST

2. NON- SILICATE MINERALS: There are 2 groups,
I.
II.
Stable (quartz group, feldspar group)

Unstable (pyroxene group, amphibole group, mica group, olivine)
ATOMIC STRUCTURES:
1. Neosilicates
2. Sorosilicates
3. Cyclosilicate(ring structure)
4. Inosilicate(chain silicate)
5. Phythosilicate(sheet structure)
6. Tectosilicates
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QUARTZ GROUP:
It is an important rock forming mineral next to feldspar
It is a non- metallic efractory mineral
It is a silicate group
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF QUARTZ:
CRYSTAL SYSTEM:
HABIT:
Hexagonal
Crystalline or amorphous
FRACTURE:
Conchoidal
HARDNESS:
SPECIFIC GRAVITY:
STREAK:
2.65-2.66(LOW)
No
TRANSPARENCY:
Transparent/semi-transparent/opaque
POLYMORPHISM TRANSFORMATION:
Quartz tridymitecrystotallitemelt
COLOURED VARIETIES:
Pure quartz is always colourless and transparent

Presence of impurities the mineral showing colour they
Amethyst: purple or violet
Smoky quartz: shades of grey
Milky quartz: light brown, pure white, opaque
Rose quartz: rose
CRYPTOCRYSTALLINE FORMS OF QUARTZ:
CHALCEDONY:
Amorphous, waxy lustre
AGATE:
A banded , variety having different colours
JASPER:
Dull red, yellow, massive
FLINT:
Dark grey, conchoidal fracture
OPAL:
Amorphous
QUARTZ FAMILY MINERALS

PRIMARY:
Recrystalization process(si, al, fe)

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SECONDARY:
Precipitation (chalcedony, opal, chert, flint)
OCCURRENCE:
It occurs in all types of rocks igneous, metamorphicand sedimentary rocks

USES:
Used as semi precious stone

Form of sand in construction
Used as abrasive in industries
Used for making watches
Piezoelectric crystal for frequency state
FELSPAR GROUP:
It is most abundant of all minerals
It is used for making more than 50% by weight crust of earth
It is non-metallic and silicate minerals
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION:
Potash feldspar KAlSi3 O8

Soda-lime feldspar NaAlSi3O8 (OR) CaAl2Si2O8
VARITIES OF POTASH FELSPAR:
Orthoclase
Sanidine
Microcline
SODA LIME FELSPAR:
Albite
Oligoclase
Andecine
Amarthitite
Labrodorite
GENERAL PHYSICAL:
CRYSTAL SYSTEM:
HABIT:
monoclinic,triclinic
Tabular (crystalline)
CLEAVAGE:
Perfect( 2- directional)
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FRACTURE:
COLOUR:
LUSTRE:
Conchoidal or uneven
White, grey, pink, green, red
Vitreous
HARDNESS:
6-6.5
SPECIFIC GRAVITY;
STREAK:
No
OCCURRENCE:
USES:
2.56-2.58(low)
Igneous rock
Ceramics, glass, tableware, enamels, electric porcelain, false teeth
POTASH FELSPAR:
ORTHOCLASE:
CRYSTAL SYSTEM:
COLOUR:
monoclinic
red
KAlSi3O8
MICROCLINE:
CRYSTAL SYSTEM: triclinic
COLOUR:
flesh red
CHEMICAL COMPOITION:KAlSi8
USES:
O8
ceramic semiprecious
SODA LIME FELSPAR:

ALBITE:
CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Triclinic
COLOR:
Whitish or pinkish white

NaAlSi3 O8
COMPOSITION:
USES:
Ceramic, ornamental stone
ANORTHITE:
CRYSTAL SYSTEM: Triclinic
COLOR:
white
COMPOSITION:
USES:
Ca Al2Si2O8 (90%), NaAlSi3O8 (10%)
ceramic, ornamental stone
OCCURRENCE:
all types of rocks

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PYROXENES GROUP:
It is important group of rock forming minerals
They are commonly occur in dark colours, igneous and metamorphic rocks
They are rich in calcium, magnesium, iron, silicates
It show single chain structure of silicate
It is classified into orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene. It is based on internal atomic structure
ORTHOPYROXENE:
Enstatite
(MgSiO3)
Hyperthene
[(Mg,Fe)SiO3]
CLINOPYROXENE:
Augite [(Ca,
Na) (Mg, Fe, Al) (Al, Si)2O6]
Diopside [CaMgSi2O6]
Hedenbergite[CaFeSi2O6]
AUGITE:
CRYSTAL SYSTEM:
HABIT:
Monoclinic
Crystalline
CLEAVAGE:
Good ( primastic cleavage)
FRACTURE:
Conchoidal
COLOUR:
LUSTRE:
shades of greyish green and black
vitreous
HARDNESS:
5-6
SPECIFIC GRAVITY:
medium
STREAK:
white
OCCURRENCE:
ferro magnesium mineral of igneous rock (dolerite)
USES:
rock forming mineral
COMPOSITON:
[(Ca, Na) (Mg, Fe, Al) (Al, Si)2O6]
TRANSPARENCY:
Translucent/opaque
AMIPHOBLE GROUP:
These are closely related to pyroxene group
It shows double chain silicate structure
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Rich in calcium, magnesium, iron oxide and Mn, Na, K and H

CLASSIFICATION:
1. Orthorhombic
2. Monoclinic
a. Hornblende
b. Tremolite
c. Actinolite
HORNBLENDE:
(COMPOUND-COMPLEX SILICATE)
CRYSTAL SYSTEM:
HABIT:
Monoc;inic
crystalline
CLEAVAGE:
good(prismatic)
FRACTURE:
conchoidal
COLOUR:
LUSTRE:
dark green, dark brown black
vitreous
HARDNESS:
5 to 6
SPECIFIC GRRAVITY:
STREAK:
colourless or white
COMPOSITION:
hydrous silicates of Ca, Na, Mg, Al
TRANSPARENCY:
OCCURRENCE:
USES:
3 to 3.5 (medium)
translucent/opaque
found in igneous rocks
road material
MICA GROUP:
Form sheet like structure
Can be spilt into very thin sheets along one direction
Aluminium and magnesium are rich
Occupy 4% of earth crust
Shows basal cleavage
CLASSIFICATION:
LIGHT MICA:
Muscovite-KAL2(AlSi2O10)(OH)2-Potash
mica
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Paragonite-NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2-Soda
Lepidolite-KLiAl(Si4O10)(OH)2
mica
Lithium mica
DARK MICA:
Biotite-K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2.(Fe
Mg mica)
Phogopite-KMg3(Al3Si3O10)(OH)2-(Mg
mica)
Zinwaldite-Complex
Li-Fe mica
GENERAL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:

CRYSTAL SYSTEM:
HARDNESS:
LUSTRE:
HABIT:
Monoclinic
2-3
Vitreous
Foliated
CLEAVAGE:
perfect (basal)
LIGHT MICA:
MUSCOVITE:
CRYSTAL SYSTEM:
HARDNESS:
LUSTRE:
HABIT:
monoclinic
2-3
vitreous
foliated
CLEAVAGE:
perfect
SPECIFIC GRAVITY:
STREAK:
2.7-3
colourless
COMPOSITION:
KAl2(AlSi2O10)(OH)2
OCCURRENCE:
in igneous rock(granite and pegmatite) and accessory mineral in sedimentary rock
USES:
electrical industry
TRANSPARENCY:
FRACTURE:
COLOUR:
Transparent
even
colourless
LEPIDOLITE:
CRYSTAL SYSTEM:
HABIT:
monoclinic
granular
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CLEAVAGE:
good
FRACTURE:
even
COLOR:
colorless
LUSTRE:
pearly
HARDNESS:
2-3
SPECIFIC GRAVITY:
STREAK:
colourless
COMPOSITION:
NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TRANSPARENCY:
OCCURRENCE:
USES:
2.8-3.3
transparent
In igneous rock
fire proof material
DARK MICA:
BIOTITE:
CRYSTAL SYSTEM:
HABIT:
monoclinic
foliated
CLEAVAGE:
perfect
FRACTURE:
even
COLOUR:
LUSTRE:
black, deep green
vitreous
HARDNESS:
2.5-3
SP.GRAVITY:
STREAK:
2.7-3
colourless
COMPOSITION:K(Mg Fe)3(Al
OCCURRENCE:
commonly found in igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks
TRANSPARENCY:
USES:
Si3O10)(OH)2
Translucent
electrical industries
PHOGOPITE:[LIMITED OCCURNECE]
CRYSTAL SYSTEM:
HABIT:
Monoclinic
foliated
CLEAVAGE:
perfect
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FRACTURE:
COLOUR:
even
yellow, brown red
LUSTRE:vitreous
HARDNESS:
2.5-3
SP.GRAVITY:
STREAK:
2.7-3
colourless
COMPOSITION:K
Mg3(Al3Si3O10)(OH)2
TRANSPARENCY:
translucent
OCCURRENCE:
USES:
in igneous rock, metamorphic rock and rarely in sedimentary rock
electrical industries
IRON OXIDE MINERALS:

MAGNETITE:
Crystal system:
Habit:
cubic
crystalline, massive or granular
Fracture:
uneven
Cleavage:
absent
Lustre:
metallic
Hardness:
6-7
Sp.gravity- 5.18(high)
Streak:
brown
Composition:
Fe3O4
Transparency:
Occurrence:
Uses:
translucent
as a accessory in igneous rock
it is important ore of iron
HEMATITE:
Crystal system:
Habit:
hexagonal
massive
Cleavage:
absent
Fracture:
uneven
Color:
reddish brown to black

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Lustre:
mettaic
Hardness:
5-6
Sp. Gravity:
Streak:
5.26(high)
dark red
Composition:
Varieties:
Fe3O3
red ocher
Transparency:
Occurence:
Uses:
translucent
thick beds of sedimentary rocks
as iron ore and pigments
PYRITE:
Crystal system:
Habit:
cubic
cube or granular
Cleavage:
absent
Fracture;
conchoidal
Colour:
brass yellow
Lustre:
vitreous
Hardness:
6-6.5
Sp. Gravity:
Streak:
5.02
greenish or brownish black
Transparency:
Occurrence:
Uses:
translucent
common sulphide minerals found in hydrothermal veins of metamorphic rock
used in manufacture of sulphuric acid
SIDERITE:
Crystal system:
Habit:
hexagonal
crystalline, fibrous also granular
Cleavage:
perfect
Colour:
light to dark brown
Lustre:
vitreous
Streak:
Fracture:
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Hardness:
3.5-4
Sp. Gravity:
3.96(medium)
Composition:
FeCO3
Transparency:
Occurrence:
Uses:
translucent
massive in sedimentary deposite
in steel industries
CARBONATE MINERAL:
CALCITE:
Crystal system:
Habit:
hexagonl
tabular
Cleavage:
perfect
Fracture:
even
Colour:
milky white, grey, green, yellow, colourless,etc
Lustre:
vitreous
Hardness:
Sp. Gravity:
Streak:
2.71(low)
colourless
Composition:
CaCO3
Transparency:
Uses:
transparent
used for manufacture of cement and lime it is also used as fertilizer
Occurrence:
rocking forming mineral in sedimentary rocks.
CLAY MINERAL GROUP:

These are phyllosilicates minerals
Essentially hydrous aluminium silicates
These are common weathering products
Very common in sedimentary rock
CLASSIFICATION:
There are four group,

1. Kaolin
a. Kaolinite
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b. Dictite
c. Nacrite
d. Halloysite
2. Smectite
a. Montmorillonite
b. Nontronite
c. Hectorite
3. Illite
4. Chorite
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:
KAOLIN GROUP:
KAOLINITE:
It is formed by weathering of aluminate- silicate minerals. The feldspar rick rocks are commonly
weathered to kaolinite.
Crystal system:
Habit:
Triclinic
Massive
Colour:
White sometimes brown
Cleavage:
Perfect
Fracture:
Even
Streak:
White
Lustre:
Dull earthy
Hardness:
Specific gravity:
2.6(low)
Transparency: Translucent
Composition:
Occurrence:
Uses:
Al2Si2O5(OH)4
secondary mineral formed by alternation of alkali feldspar
ceramic industries, medicine, cosmetics and main components in porcelain
HALLOYSITE:
Crystal system:
Habit:
Monoclinic
Massive
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Colour:
white, grey, green, yellow, red, blue
Streak:
Cleavage:
Lustre:
imperfect
waxy or dull
Fracture:
conchoidal
Hardness:
2-2.5
Sp. Gravity:
2-2.5 (low)
Transparency:
Composition:
Occurrence:
Translucent
Al2Si2O5(OH)4
secondary mineral formed by alternation of alkali feldspar
SMECTITE GROUPS:
MONTMORILLONITE:
It is derived from weathering of volcanic ash

In contact with water it expands several times its original volumes
Act as drilling mud and it is main constituents os petronite
Crystal system:
Habit:
Monoclinic
Lamellar/ Globular
Colour:
White, blue or yellow
Streak:
Lustre:
Dull Earthy
Fracture:
Uneven
Cleavage:
Perfect
Hardness:
1-2
Sp. Gravity:
1.7-2(low)
Transparecy:
Translucent
Composition:
(Na, Ca)0.33(Al Mg)2 Si4O10(OH)2.nH2O
Occurrence:
Uses:
derived from volacanic ash also weathering of muscovite, illite, kaolinite
Mainly used for oil industry(drilling mud)
ILLITE:
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The illite clay have a structure similar to that of muscovite. They form by alternate minerals like
muscovite and feldspar.
Chemical composition:
Uses:
(K, H) Al 2(Si Al)4O10(OH)2 XH2O
in oil industry
CHLORITE:
Crystal system:
Habit:
Foliated Monoclinic
Foliated
Colour:
Grey, Green
Streak:
White
Cleavage:
Good
Fracture:
Even
Lustre:
Vitreous
Sp. Gravity:
Hardness:
Low
2-3
Transparency:
ENGINEERING CONSIDERATIONS OF CLAY MINERALS:

Montmorillonite is a dangerous type of clay cut it when found in road or tunnel since it has
expandable nature which causes slope or wall failure
Kaolinite is used in ceramic industry , it is not expandable and wont absorb water
Clay is used as important material in construction industries both as building material and as
foundation or structure
It has poor drainage because the soil tends to stay wet and soggy when it is affected by water,
while it is wet it can be easily compacted
It has poor aeration because the soil particles are small and closely spaced, it is very difficult
for air to enter or leave the soil
It has very high nutrients reserves, reducing the need for fertilization also because clay retains
water plants growing in it often more drought tolerant than plants growing in sandy soil
ENGINEERING CLASSIFICATION OF MINERALS:

Minerals have been classified based on their influence on the performance of rocks/ soil. A
partial listing of potential minerals are as follows,
SOLUBLE MINERALS:
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Calcite (CaCO3), Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2), Gypsum (CaSO4.2H2O), Anhydrite (CaSO4), Halite

(NaCl2), Zeolite
UNSTABLE MINERALS:
Marcasite, pyrhotite
PONTENTIALLY UNSTABLE MINERALS:
Nontronite (iron rich montmorillonite), Nepheline, Lucite, mica rich in iron

MINERALS WHICH RELEASE H2SO4 ON WEATHERING:
Pyrite, pyrrohotite, other sulphide minerals

MINERALS WITH LOW COEFFECIENT FRICTION:
Clay minerals, talc, chlorite, serpentine, mica, graphite, molybdenite

POTENTIALLY SWELLING MINERALS:
Clay minerals (illite, kaolinite, bentonite, montmorillonite)

Anhydrite, vermiculite
ALKALI REACTIVE MINERALS (INTERFERE WITH CEMENT):
Opal, volcanic glass, chert, chalcedony, gypsum, zeolite, mica, amorphous quartz
MINERALS WITH HIGH DENSITY:
Iron oxide, sulphide minerals, other metallic minerals, barites

MINERAL COMTRIBUTING ARSENIC TO GROUNDWATER:
Arseno-pyrite, arsenolite, proustite

MINERALS RELEASE FLUORIDE INTO GROUNDWATER:
Fluroapatite
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UNIT- 3
PETROLOGY
ROCKS:
Defined as aggregates of minerals

Forms major part of earth crust
Quartzite and marbles contain only one mineral but most are composed of variety of different
mineral
Boardly classified into 3 groups. They are
1. Igneous rocks
2. Sedimentary rocks
3. Metamorphic rocks
IGNEOUS ROCKS:
Formed by cooling and solidification of magma
Magmais a hot viscous, siliceous melt, contains water vapour and gases
Magma comes from great depth bellow earth surface it composed of O, Si, Al,Fe, Mg, Na and
K
When a magma comes out upon the earth surface such magma is called lava
SiO2- 40-70%
Al2O3- 10-20%
Ca, Mg, Fe- 10%
Magma are divided into 2 groups based on chemical composition
ACID MAGMA:
Si, Na and K(rich)

Ca, Mg and Fe(poor)
BASIC MAGMA:
Ca, Mg and Fe (rich)

Si, Na and K (poor)
NATURE OF MAGMA:
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LIQUID PORTION: melt

SOLIDS: any silicate minerals
VOLATILES: dissolved gases in melt, including water vapour, CO2 and SO2
CRYSTALLIZATION OF MAGMA:
Cooling results in systematic arrangements of ions
Silicate minerals resulting in crystallization forms in a predictable order and develop distinct
texture and structure
BASIC CLASSIFICATION:
VOLCANIC ROCKS/ EXTRUSIVE ROCKS:
Rocks formed from lava on earth surface
PLUTONIC ROCKS/ INTRUSIVE ROCKS:
Rocks formed from magm at deep seated layer in earth
HYPABYSSAL ROCKS:
Rocks formed close to surface of earth
TEXTURE:
Overall appearance of a rock based on the size, shape and arrangement of interlocking minerals is
called texture.
FACTORS AFFECTING CRYSTAL SIZE:
1. Rate of cooling:
Slow rate fewer but large crystal
Fast rate many small crystal
Very fast rate forms crystals
2. % of SiO2 present
3. Dissolved gases
TYPES OF IGNEOUS TEXTURE:
BASED OF VISIBLE CRYSTALLINITY:
APHANITIC:
Fine grained texture

Rapid rate of cooling
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Microscopic crystal
May contain visicles
PHANERITIC:
Coarse grained texture

Slow cooling
Large, visible crystals
GLASSY TEXTURE:
Very rapid cooling of lava

Resulting rock is called obsidian
BASED ON VARIATION IN CRYSTAL SIZE:
PORPHYRITIC TEXTURE:
Large crystals (phenocrysts) are embedded in a matrix of smaller crystals ( ground mass)
EQUIGRANULAR TEXTURE:
All crystals are of same size

INEQUIGRANULAR TEXTURE:
Some of the crystals are larger than others

BASED ON CRYSTAL SIZE:
Coarse grained texture- crystal size >2mm

Medium grained texture- crystal size 2-0.06 mm
Fine grained texture- <0.06 mm
OTHER TYPE OF TEXTURE:
PEGMATITIC TEXTURE:
Coarse grained
Crystallization of granitic magma
PYROCLASTIC TEXTURE:
Rock fragments thrown out during volcanic process are called pyroclastic.
Depending on size they are ash, lapilli and volcanic bombs
STRUCTURE FEATURES:
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PRIMARY STRUCTURES:
Structure formed at the time of formation of rock

i.
COLUMNAR JOINTS: due to shrinkage polygonal cracks develops-divide to polygonal. Eg.

Basalt, rhyolite
ii. FLOW STRUCTURE: presence of parallel layers/ bands/ streaks due to flow
iii. PILLOW STRUCTURE: overlapping pillows like surface on rocks
iv. RIFT AND GRAIN: refer to 2 direction, easiest direction to break is rift and other is grain
v. VESICULAR STRUCTURE: holes present in rocks due to escape of gases
vi. MIAROLYTIC STUCTURE: holes filled with volatile material
vii. ROPY AND BLOCKY STRUCTURE: ropy refers waveness, blocky represent the broken/
fragments urface of rocks
viii. ARBICULAR STRUCTURE: appears like spheroidal
ix. BLOCKY STRUCTURE: Blocky lava is less mobile i.e. less viscous and has viscous and
irregular surface, vesicles are few and irregular
x. ROPY STRUCTURE: lava is more mobile i.e. less viscous but are smooth and shiny surface
xi. AMYGLOIDAL STRUCTURE: These are rounded outlines reflecting their origin as bubble
filling are called amygdules.
SECONDARY STRUCTURE:
These are formed due to various stress on primary rocks
i.
SHEETING: one set of joint parallel to ground surface
ii. SHEAR ZONES: joints due to shear force

iii. MURAL JOINTS: Three set of joints dividing rock into cubical rocks
iv. FAULT JOINTS: formed due to shear displacements between rocks
FORMS OF IGNEOUS ROCKS (INTUSIVE ROCK):
CONCORDANT FORMS: intrusive rocks along bedding planes without disturbing the pre-existing
SILLS: intrusions along bedding planes in horizontal layers
PACCOLITH: along bedding planes in crest geological layers
LACCOLITH: Intruded magma lifts the rock layer up and form a even shaped rock mass
DISCORDANT FORMS: Igneous intrusion formed across the existing rock layer
DYKES: wall like igneous intrusion, it form as a linear feature
VOLCANIC NECKS: vent of volcanic seals off to form a circular rock mass
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BATHOLITHS: exhibits both concordant and discordant characteristics. The magma digest the preexisting rocks and forms new rock mass
LAPOLITH: A Lapolith is a saucer shaped concordant igneous body which is bent downward into
a basin like shape. Its diameter is usually 10 to 20 times its thickness
CLASSIFICATION OF IGNEOUS ROCKS:
BASED ON COLOUR INDEX:
Leucocratic-
Light colour
Mesocratic- Medium colour

Melanocratic- Dark colour
BASED ON MODE ORIGIN :

Plutonic
Hypabyssal
Volcanic
BASED ON MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION: (% OF SILICA SATURATION)
Acidic rock: over saturated (>66%) eg. Granite and rhyolite
Intermediate rock: saturated (50-66%) eg. Dacite and andesite
Basic rock: under saturated (40-50%) eg. Gabbro and basalt
Ultra basic rock: under saturated (>40%) eg. Picrite, komatit and perioditite
TEXTURAL CLASSIFICATION:
Phanerites:
coarse grained texture eg. Granite
Porphyrites:
coarse grains embedded in fine matrix of minerals eg. Granite porphyry
Aphanerites:
glassy texture eg. Basalt
TABULAR CLASSIFICATION:
COMPOSITION
MODE OF
ORIGIN
TEXTURE
ACIDIC ROCKS
QUARTZ+FELSPAR
INTERMEDIATE
ROCKS FELSPAR
BASIC ROCKS
FELSPAR+
FELSPOTHIDE
FELSPAR+
FERROMAGNESIUM
MINERALS
Plutonic
phanerites
granite
syenite
gabbro
periodite
Hypabyssal
porphyries
Granite porphyry
Syenite, diorite
porphyry
dolerite
Volcanic
aphanerites
rhyolite
andesite
phonolite
basalt
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%silica
>66
50-66
40-50
<40
saturation
colour
leucocratic
mesocratic
melanocratic
melanocratic
Sp.gravity
2.6-2.7
2.7-2.8
2.9-3.0
>3
PROPERTIES OF IGNEOUS ROCKS:

SP. GRAVITY:
DENSITY
2.6-3.3
(DRY): 2.6-3.3( gr/cc)
POROSITY:
1-2%
PERMEABILITY:
1X10-7-1X10-12
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH:
TENSILE STRENGTH:
SHEAR STRENGTH:
100-300MPa
4-13 MPa
4-13MPa
MODULUS OF RIGIDITY:
0.2-1.1X105MPa
USES:
Structural purpose: beams, columns, roofing material, lintel ans sill
Masonry
Monuments
Flooring
Aggregates, ballasts
Switch boards
Pavement materials
Kitchen flat forms
Table top frame
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS:
These are called secondary rock as they form from igneous and metamorphic rocks
They are also called as stratified rocks as they form in layers
These rocks amounts 5-8% of volume of the crust
They occupy 75% of area of the land
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MODE OF FORMATION OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS:

CLASTIC ROCKS: ( MECHANICAL FORM):
Weathering and erosion

Transportation of sediment
Deposition
DIAGENISIS:
It is a process of transforming the deposited sediment by means of compaction and cementation

process.
CLASTIC ROCKS:
Clastic rocks mainly comprise broken fragment of older rock. They are also known as terrigenous
rock.
MATRIX:
It is the fine grains or material that surround the larger clasts. It consists of either clay, silt
and sand.
CEMENT:
It is dissolved substance that bounds the sediments
1. Calcareous
2. Siliceous
CLASSIFICATION OF SEDIMENTARY ROCK:
There are two major groups,

1. Clastic rocks
2. Non-clastic rocks
CLASTIC ROCKS:
Clastic rocks mainly comprise broken fragment of older rock. They are also known as terrigenous
rock. The broken fragments of pre-existing rocks ranging in size from minute particles to very large
boulders.
They are 3 groups,
1. Rudaceous
2. Arnaceous
3. Argillaceous
RUDACEOUS:
Rocks are formed by accumulation of bigger fragments such as gravels, pebbles and boulders.
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If the grains are rounded is called conglomerate

If they are annular it is called breccias.
ARNACEOUS:
The rocks are composed of sand grains

The individual grains are rounded the rock is called sandstone
If the grains are annular it is called grit
ARGILLACEOUS:
These rocks arw made up of very fine grained sediments

Shale and mudstones are typical argillaceous rocks
SOME OTHER CLASTIC ROCKS:
ARKOSE:
The amount of feldspar are present in a sandstone the rock is called arkose
GRAYWACKS:
The sandstone contain some quantity of clay as well as angular quartz grains.
NON-CLASTIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS:
Those sedimentary rocks which are formed by ghemical precipitation of minerals from water or by
accumulation of remains of animals and plants.
It can be classified into two groups.
1. Chemically formed rocks.
2. Organically formed rocks.
Chemically formed rocks are further divided into,
1. Carbonate rocks.
2. Salt rocks.
3. Ferruginous rocks.
4. Silicious rocks.
Organically formed rocks are further divided into,
1. Bio-chemically rocks.
2. Organically formed rocks.
CHEMICALLY FORMED ROCKS:
CARBONATE ROCKS:
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Limestone and dolomite are most abundant rocks.

They are formed by chemical precipitation of CaCO3 from sea water.
SALT ROCKS:
The salt deposit formed by the evaporation of saline lakes are called evaporates.
FERRUGINOUS ROCKS:
This groups includes those which are formed by the chemical precipitation of Fe2O3.
Such rocks contains a high proportion of iron-bearings minerals.
SILICEOUS DEPOSIT:
Silicious rocks formed when silica is precipitated in water.

EG: Flint,Chert, Ag, ect
ORGANICALLY FORMED ROCKS:
BIO-CHEMICAL ROCKS:
Shells accumulate on the oceans floor in great quantities to form rocks

EG: Shell, Limestone.
TEXTURAL CLASSIFICATION OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS:
TEXTURE:
Texture means the size and the shape and arrangement of grains in rocks.
Grains size in important of factor of the description of sedimentary rocks of factor of the description
of sedimentary rocks.
PARTICLE SIZE IN SEDIMENT
GRADE
GRAINSIZE
ROCKTYPE
Pebble
>10mm
Conglomerate
Gravel
2mm to 10mm
Sand
0.1mm to 2mm
Sandstone
Silt
0.01mm to 0.1mm
Silt stone
Clay
<0.01mm
Clay
GRAINSIZE OF SAND:
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Very coarse sand [>1mm]

Coarse sand [1 to 0.5 mm]
Medium sand [0.5 to 0.25mm ]
Fine sand [0.25 to 0.1mm]
Textural and minerlogical composition are great importance for determining the nature of
environment.
EXAMPLE:
Shall indicates low energy and organic rich environment [lagoon].
STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS:
The important structural features are classified into two groups,
1. Mechanical structure.
2. Chemical structure.
MECHANICAL STRUCTURE:
1. Stratification
2. Lamination
3. Graded bedding
4. Current bedding
5. Ripple marks
6. Mud cracks
7. Rain prints
8. Tracks of terrestrial animal
MAJOR STRUCTURE:
STRATIFICATION:
All sedimentary rocks are generally characterised by stratification. Deposition of sediment

into layers or bed is called stratification.
BEDDING PLANE:
The plane dividing different beds are called bedding plane. The thickness of bed various few
cm to many m
LAMINATION:
Thin bedding less than 1cm in thickness are called lamination.

GRADED BEDDING:
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In graded bedding each bed shows a gradation in grain size from coarse below to find above.
CURRENT BEDDING:
Current bedding is also called the cross bedding.

In this structure the bed lie at angle to the planes of general stratification. This structure
indicates the rapid changes in the velocity and direction of the flow of streams.
RIPPLE MARKS:
Ripple marks are wavy undulation seem on the surface of the bedding plane.
They are produced by the action of waves and current in the shallow water.
MINOR STRUCTURE:
MUD CRACKS:
It is found in the fine grained sedimentary rocks

They form a network of fishes enclosing polygonal areas.
RAIN PRINTS:
A rain prints is a slightly shallow depression rimmed by a low ridge which is raised by the
impact of the raindrop.
TRACKS OF TERRESTIAL ANIMAL:
The marking indicating the passage of some animal over soft sediment.
CHEMICAL STRUCTURE:
OOLITIC:
If they are size of a pin head [1mm]
PISOLITIC:
They are of size of peanuts.
METAMORPHIC ROCKS:
Metamorphic rocks are formed from older rocks when they are subjected to increased
temperature ,pressure and shearing stresses.
SOURCES :
Igneous rocks, soils and other metamorphic.

AGENTS OF METAMORPHISM /FACTORS AFFECTING METAMORPHIC:
1. Temperature
2. Pressure
3. Chemically fluids and gases
TYPES OF CHANGES:
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1. Chnange in texture
2. Change in structure
3. Change in mineralogical composition
PROCESS OS METAMOPHISM / EFFECT OF METAMORPHISM:
i. Recrystallization
ii. Plastic deformation
iii. Granulation
iv. Metasomatism
RECRYSTALLIZATION:
The formation of new mineral or formation of new crystal of the pre-existing crystal or
minerals.
PLASTIC DEFORMATION:
When a solid is subjected to stress it shape change on the removal of spaces if the solid does
not regain its original shape.
GRANULATION:
The process where crushing of rocks takes place without loss of coherence is called the
granulation.
METASOMATISM:
The process in which the original composition of rocks are changed primarily by addition or
removal of material.
TYPES OF METAMORPHISM:
1.
Contact metamorphism.
Contact metamorphism
Pyrometamorphism
Plutonic metamorphism
2.
Dynamic metamorphism/ lord metamorphism.
3.
Dynamothermal metamorphism
4.
Metasomatism
CONTACT METAMORPHISM:
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It is caused due to local heating of rocks by intrusion of hard igneous bodies nearby.
PYROMETAMORPHISM:
A localised burning or baking effect may be produced at the contact of an igneous body and
country rocks.
PLUTONIC METAMORPHISM:
At great depth below the surface at static pressure and high temperature operate together.
DYNAMIC METAMORPHISM:
A metamorphism which is associated with high pressure with little increase in temperature is
called dynamic metamorphism.
DYNAMOTHERMAL METAMOPHISM/REGIONAL METAMORPHISM:
When directed pressure and heat act together in the presence of migrating hydrothermal
fluids, the rocks are metamorphosed over wider areas. This type of metamorphism is called
regional or dynamothermal metamorphism.
METASOMATISM:
The process in which the original composition of rocks are changed primarily by addition or
removal of materials due to active fluids [h2o ,Hf, Hcl] and gases [co2].
TEXTURE OF METAMORPHIC ROCKS:
Crystalloblastic -Porphhyroblastic
-Granoblastic
CRYSTALLOBLASTIC:
New texture developed during metamorphism.

PORPHYROBLASTIC:
Big crystals imbedded in fine matrix.

GRANOBLASTIC:
Eguigranular with interlocking arrangement.

RELICT TEXTURE:
Old texture which resist the metamorphism.

STRUCTURE:
1. Gneissose structure
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2. Schistose structure
3. maculose structure
4. cataclastic structure
5. granulose structure
GNEISSOSE STRUCTURE:
Presence of dark colour and light colour minerals in alternate layers.

SCHISTOSE STRUCTURE:
The parallel arrangement of platy or flaky minerals.

SUB STRUCTURE : SLATY STRUCTURE.
Presence of foliated and parallel cleavage.
MACULOSE:
Presence of dotted or spotted appearance due to coarse grain embedded in fine matrix of
minerals.
CATACLASTIC STRUCTURE:
Presence of very fine grain minerals.

GRANULOSE STRUCTURE:
Minerals with interlocking arrangement rich in equi-dimensional minerals such as quartz,

feldspar, pyroxene, calcite, etc and absent in foliated minerals like mica.
PROPERTIES OF METAMORPHIC ROCKS:
Sp. Gravity: 2.7-4

Porosity: 1-2%
Permeability: 1x10-8
Compressive strength: 100-360MPa
Tensile strength: 3 to 20 MPa
Shear strength: 3.5-10MPa
Modulus of elasticity: 0.2-1.1x105MPa
STUDY OF IMPORTANT ROCKS: (ROLE OF PETROLOGY IN CIVIL ENGINEERING)
IGNEOUS ROCK:
1. granite
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2. syenite
3. diorite
4. gabbro
5. pegmatite
6. dolerite
7. basalt
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS:
1. sandstone
2. limestone
3. shale
4. breccias
5. conglomerate
METAMORPHIC ROCKS:
1. gneiss
2. quartzite
3. marble
4. slate
5. schist
6. phyllite
IGNEOUS ROCKS:
GRANITE:
Origin: plutonic
Colour: leucocratic (light colour)
Texture: phaneritic, porphyritic
Structure: Mineral composition:
Essential minerals: quartz and feldspar
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Accessory minerals: mica or hornblende

Varieties: granite are named according to the main accessory minerals
Example: biotite (rich)- biotite granite
Hornblende (rich)- hornblende granite
Occurrence: commonly occur as major intrusive bodies such as batholiths and stocks
SYENITES:
Origin: plutonic
Colour: melanocratic(dark colour)
Texture: medium- grained, holocrystalline, porphyritic
Structure:Mineral composition:
Essential minerals; feldspar
Accessory minerals: apatite, zircon and sphene
Varities:
Types of syenite has been recognized on the basis of presence of particular accessory mineral
Occurrence: it has been formed from silicic magma that has beendesilified because of
reaction with the associated limestone.
USES:
substitute for granite in building stones.

Neptheline syenite is used as abrasuie.
Neptheline syenite is used as batch raw materials in ceramic industry.
It is also used as functional.
Filler in paint, putly, chalk.
IGNEOUS ROCKS: DIORITE
ORIGIN: Hypabyssal and volcanic equivalents.

COLOUR: Melanocratic [dark colour].
TEXTURE: Coarse to medium grained and holocrystallline.
STRUCTURE: MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION: Felspax.
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ESSENTIAL MINERALS: Biotite , hornblend and some pyroxenes.

VARITIES:
HYPABYSSAL EQUIVALENTS: Aplites and granophyres.
VOLCANIC EQUIVALENTS: Rhyolites.
OCCURRENCE: Occur as small intrusive bodies like dikes, sills, stocks, and irregular
intrusive masses.
MINERALS COMPOSITIONp:
ESSENTIAL MINERALS: Plagioclase felopar.
ACCESSORY MINERALS:Augite, hornblente, olivine, biotite and iron oxides..
VARITES: Norite, gabbro, anorthosite, eucrite, essexite, troctolite, dunite
OCCURRENCE: hypabyssal and volcanic equivalents.
USES:
Bright polished gabbro are used to make cementary markers, floor facing stone.
Mined to yield nickel, chrominium and platinum.
IGNEOUS ROCKS: PEGMATITE:
ORIGIN: Hydrothermal solution from magma, complex composition.

COLOUR:TEXTURE: Invariably coarse grained ineguigranullar.
STRUCTURE: Tonal structure.
MINERAL COMPOSITION:
ESSENTIAL MINERALS: Quartz and feldspar.
ACCESSORY MINERALS: Tourmaline, mica,topaz, fluorite, spodumene, beryl, cassiterite,
evolframite, columbite and tantalite.
OCCURRENCE: Occur in variety form as dykes, veins, lenses, patches of irregular mass.
USES:
Precious stones
Ores of the earth
Heavy metal besicles industry grade muscovite.
DOLERITES:
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ORIGIN; Hypabyssal
COLOUR: Melanocratic
TEXTURE: Ophitic and porphyritic.
Structure:Mineral composition:
Essentially minerals: calcic plagioclase
Accessory mineral: augite, olivine and iron oxide
Occurrence: as sills and dykes
Uses: crushed stone and as ornamental stone
BASALT:
Origin: volcanic igneous rocks(extrusive rocks)

Colour: melanocratic
Texture: fine grained
Structure:
Mineral composition:
Essential mineral: calcic, plagioclase feldspar
Accessory mineral: augite, olivine, hornblende and iron oxide
Varieties: olivine rich- basanite
Olivine free- zepherite
Occurrence:
i. Occurs oceanic divergent boundaries
ii. Occurs at oceanic hotspots
iii. Mantle plumes and hotspot beneath continents
Uses:
As an aggregate in construction
Slabs of basalt were used in floor tiles, building veneer and monuments
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS:
SANDSTONE:
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Origin: mechanically formed

Texture: clastic (fine to medium grained)
Structure: mechanical structure
Mineral composition: quartz, feldspar, mica, garnet, magnetite
Types:
1. Based on type of building material
2. Based on mineralogical composition
Alkose- rich in feldspar
Greywacke- rich in fragments of granite
Flagstone- rich in mica
3. Based on type of bindinf material
a. Siliceous sandstone
b. Calcareous sandstone
c. Ferruginous sandstone
d. Argillaceous sandstone
Uses:
Masonry
Pavement material
Flooring
Wall facing material
LIMESTONE:
Origin: bio-chemically and mechanically

Texture: non-clastic
Mineral composition: calcite, dolomite, quartz, feldspar minerals
Types: chalk, shelly limestone, argillaceous limestone, lithographic limestone, kankar and
calc-sinter
Occurrence:
1. Biothermal formation
2. Biostromal limestones
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3. Pelagic limestone
Uses:
Primary source in Portland cement
In metallurgical industries as flux
SHALE:
Origin: compaction and consolidation of silt andclay minerals

Texture: fin grained
Mineral composition: quartz, clay minerals and oxides of iron
Structure: fissibilty/ lamination
Types:
1. Base on origin
2. Based on mineralogical composition
3. Based on predominant group
Uses:
Manufacture of bricks
Place source for paraffin
BRECCIA:

Texture; angular
Mineral composition: clay minerals
Structure: angular fragments
Types: basal breccias, faut breccias and agglomerate breccias
Uses:
Used as ornamental in walls and columns
CONGLOMERATE:

Texture: clastic, rounded
Mineral composition: siliceous, and calcareous minerals
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Structure: rounded
Types:
1. Based on dominant grad
2. Based on sources
3. Based on lithological
Uses:
Used in construction, inside walls,etc
METAMORPHIC ROCKS:
GNEISS:
Nature: it is coarse grained, irregularly banded, metamorphic rocks and light in colour
Texture; coarse crystalline texture
Structure: gneissose
Mineral composition: quartz, feldspar, mica, amphiboles, pyroxenes
Types: ortho- gneiss, para- gneiss and banded
Uses:
Roofing material
Monuments
Flooring materials
QUARTZITE:
Nature: formed by recrystallization of pure sandstone

Texture: granular
Structure: granulose
Ineral composition: quartz, mica, felsparvand some amphiboles
Types: orthoquartzite and paraquartzite
Uses:
Crushed quartzite is usd in railway ballast
Decorative stones
MARBLE:
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Nature: recrystallised by limestone

Texture: fine to coarse grain
Structure: granulose
Mineral composition: calcite, olivine, serpentine, garnet
Types: pink marble, white marble and black marble
Uses: used for making sculpture and building stone
SLATE:
Nature: fine grained metamorphic rocks

Texture: fine grained
Structure: -slaty
Mineral composition: mica, chlorite, oxide of iron
Uses:
Roofing slabs
Slate tile used in interior and exterior.
Electrical insulators , fireproof material, switch board, electrical motor.
SCHIST:
NATURE: Foliated metamorphic rocks. Flaky and platy minerals arranged in parallel or
subparallel layers or bands.
TEXTURE: coarsed crystalline, porphyroblastic, lineation.
STRUCTURE: schistose
MINERAL COMPOSITION: mica, chlorite, hornblente, tremolite, actinolite,, kyanite.
VARITIES:
1. Based on predominant of minerals
2. Based on degree of metamorphism
3. High grade schist.
USES:
Rarely used as building material in flooring and garden decoration.
PHYLLITES:
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NATURE:Fined grained foliated rods of complex silicate crystae, formed by dynamothermal

metamorphic
TEXTURE: medium to fined grained.
STRUTURE:schistose
MINERAL COMPOSITION: chlorite, muscouite, quartz.
USES: counter tops
UNIT-IV
STRUCTURAL FEATURES:
Out crop
Strike
Dip
OUTCROP:
The rock exposure on the surface of the earth.

STRIKE:
The trend of the rock bed on the ground surface is strike.

DIP:
The angle of inclination of a rock bed with the horizontal plane is called dip.
It measured in a plane perpendicular to the stripe line.
There are two types of dip.
True dip
Apparent dip.
TRUE DIP:
It is a perpendicular plane to the strike line.

APPARENT DIP:
It is a dip measured in any other direction than the true dip is called apparent dip.
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Fold may be defined as the curue or zigzag structure shown by rock beds. In otherwords
wavy undulation in rockbeds are called folds.
CAUSES OF FOLDING:
1.
FOLDING DUE TO TANGENTIAL COMPRESSION:
a. Lateral compression
b. Flexture folding due to compression of icompetent layers against competent layers.
c. Flowage flowing
d. Shear flowing
2.
FOLDING DUE TO INTRUSION OF MAGMA
3.
FOLDING DUE TO DIFFERNTIAL COMPACTION
COMPONENTS OF FOLDING:
Limbs
Axial plane
Axis of folds
Crest
Trough
CLASSIFICATION:
1. Basic classification
2. Detailed classification
BASIC CLASSIFICATION
a. Syncline
b. Anticline.
DETAILED CLASSIFICATION
BASED ON THE POSITION OF AXIAL PLANE:
a. Symmetrical fold
b. Asymmetrical fold
c. Overturned fold
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d. Recumbent fold
e. Isoclinal fold
BASED ON DGREE OF COMPRESSION:
a. Open folds
b. Closed folds
BASED ON MODE OF ORIGIN:
a. Basin
b. Dome
c. Axticlinorium
d. Synclinorium
e. Geosyndinorium
f. Geoaclinorium.
BASED ON PLUNGE OF FOLD
a. Plunging fold
b. Non- plunging fold
BASED ON THE BEHAVIOR OF THE FOLD WITH DEPTH:
a. Concentric/ parallel fold

b. Similar fold.
ENGINEERING SIGNIFICANCE OF FOLD:
COMPONENTS OF FOLDING/ ELEMENTS OF FOLDING:

LIMBS;
The sloping sides of a folds from crest to trough are called the limbs.
An individual fold will have a minimum of two limbs.
AXIAL PLANE
It is a imaginary plane or a surface which divides a fold into two equal halves.
AXIS OF FOLDS
An axis of fold is defined as the line of intersection between the axial plane and the surface of
any of the constituent rocks bed.
PLUNG OF FOLD:
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Fold having inclined axis are called plunging fold.

The angle of inclination of a fold axis with the horizontal is called angle of plung.
CLASSIFICATION:
SYNCLINE:
It is the down fold where the limbs dip towards the axis of fold on either side.
ANTICLINE:
It is an up fold where the limbs dip away axis of fold on either side.
DETAILED CLASSIFICATON:
1.BASED ON POSITION OF AXIAL PLANE:
A. SYMMETRICAL FOLD
These are also called normal fold.
The axial plane is essential vertical.
The limbs are equal in length
And dip equally in opposite direction.
ASYMMETRICAL FOLD:
An asymmetrical fold in which the limbs are unequal in length and these dip unequally on
either sides.
OVERTURNED FOLD :
It is an asymmetrical fold whose one limbs is TURNED PAST THE VERTICAL.
In this case the axial plane is inclined and both the limbs dip in the direction.
The amount of dip of the two limbs may or may not be same.
RECUMLENT FOLD:
It is described as extreme type of overturned folds.
In this type both the limbs become almost horizontal.
The amount of dip may or may not be same.
ISOCLINED FOLD:
Folds that have parallel limbs are called isoclinals fold
In this case limbs dip at the same angle and in the same direction.
Three types of isoclinals folds are
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1. Vertical isoclinals[symmetrical]
2. Inclined isoclinals [asymmetrical isoclinals]
3. Recumbent isoclinals.
BASED ON DEGREE OF COMPRESSION:
OPEN FOLD:
These fold in which the thickness of the rocks is not affected during the process.
CLOSED FOLD:
These fold in which the thick end crest or trough and thiner limbs.
BASED ON MODE OF ORIGIN:
BASIN:
It is defined as down flow syclined folds are converted into basin in which the limbs dip
towards the trough.
DOME:
It is defined as upfold anticline fold are converted into dome in which limb dip away from
crest.
ANTICLINORIUM:
It is the anticline fold, which is large in size occupying several 100s of square kilometre also
various types of minor folds can be seen on the limbs.
SYCLINORIUM:
It is the syclined quite large in size to anticlinorium with minor folds on the limbs.
GEOSYCLINORIIUM:
It is bigger in size than syclinorium.
EXAMPLE:gangetic valley.
GEOANTICLINORIUM:
It is bigger in size than anticlinorium.
EXAMPLE: Himalayan hill range.
BASSED ON PLUNG OF FOLD:
PLUNGING FOLD:
In this fold the fold axis exhibits some amount of inclination.
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NON PLUNGING FOLD:

The fold axis is horizontal.
BASED ON BEHAVIOR OF FOLD IN DEPTH:
CONCENTRIC FOLD / PARALLEL FOLD:
Thickness of folder layer remains same but the shape of fold vary with depth.
SIMILAR FOLD:
Thickness in the larger changes but the shape remains same with depth.
1. Fold create the complication in design structure.
2. During compression, tessile, shear joints will be developed in the folder rocks.
3. The joints reduce the shear resistance of rock mass.
4. Joint reduce the stability of rock mass
5. Joint will increase the porosity and permeability of rock levelling to excessive
seepage.
6. Syclined fold create favourable condition for the ground water resource development.
7. Anticlined fold serves as the storage reservoirs of petroleum deposits.
FAUTS:
The relative displacement between two rock blocks along the plane of failure is called fauts.
It forms due to shear, compression and tessile forces acting on geological layers.
TERMINOLOGY:
1. Fault plane
2. Foot wall
3. Hanging
4. Striking of fauts
5. Dip
6. Throw
7. Heave
8. Hade
9. Slip
10. Slickers slides
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11. Fault gauge

12. Fault bruccia
CLASSIFICATION;
BASED OF APPARENT MOVEMENTS OF FAULTS
a. Normal fault
b. Reverse fault
c. Transcurrent fault
d. Vertical fault
BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF DIP:
A. High angle fault
B. Low angle fault
BASED ON THE ATTITUDE OF FAULT
a. Strike fault
b. Dip fault
c. Oblique fault
d. Bedding plane fault
BASED ON MODE OF OCCURRENCE:
a. Peripheral fault
b. Ralial fault
c. Parallel fault
d. Enchelon fault
TERMINOLOGY:
FAULT PLANE:
The fracture surface along which relative movements has taken place is called a fault plane.
DIP:
The dip is the angle,
The fault makes with the horizontal surface.
STRIKE:
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The strike of a fault is a direction of its continuity on the ground surface.

THROW:
The vertical displacement of fractured rock blocks is called throw of fault.
HEAVE:
The horizontal displacement of is called heave.
NET SLIP:
The total displacement measured along the fault plane is called the net slip
HADE:
The angle inclination of fault plane measured from vertical
STRIKE SLIP:
The movement which is parallel to the strike of the fault plane is called strike slip
DIP SLIP:
The movement which is parallel to the direction of dip of the fault plane.
HANGING WALL:
The term hanging wall is used for that faulted block which lies on the upper surface of the
fault plane.
FOOT WALL:
The term foot wall is used for that faulted blocks which lies on the under surface of the fault
plane.
SLICKER SLIDES:
The movements of one wall against another results in polishing and grooving of fault surface.
FAULT GAUGE:
It is finally pulvurised clay like powder rock material which occurs or near the base of the
faulted zones.
FAULT BRECCIA:
It is a crushed angular fragmetory material produced during faulting
Classification:
Based On The Apparent Movements Of Rocks:
A. NORMAL FAULT:
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The hanging wall moves downwards with respect to foot wall

The dip in the normal fault vary from 45 degree to90 degree it form due to tension.
HORST:
The wedge shaped central block is projected of with respect to side blocks.
GRABEN:
The central wedge shaped block moves down with respect to side blocks.
B. REVERSE FAULT.
The hanging wall moves upwards relatives to foot wall
The dip of fault varies from 40 degree to 45 degree
It is also called crest fault
It form due to compression
TRANSCURRENT FAULT:
The foot and hanging wall moves horizontally against each other
VERTICAL FAULT;
The fault plane is essentially vertical that is the dip of the fault plane is 90 degree
BASED ON ATTITUDE OF FAULT:
A. STRIKE FAULT
This are the fault that develop parallel to the strike of the strata.
B. DIP FAULT
A fault which strikes approximately parallel to the clip direction of beeds is called dip fault
C. BEDDING PLANE FAULT:
The fault surface parallel to the bedding plane.
D. OBIQUE FAULT
The strike of the fault is oblique to strike of adjacent beds this are sometimes called diagonal
faults
E. HIGH ANGLE FAULT
The slip of the fault is greater than 45 degree is called high angle fault.
F. LOW ANGLE FAULT
The dip of the fault is less than 45 degree is called low angle fault.
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BASED ON DIRECTION OF SL,IP:

A. Strikeslip fault
B. Dip slip fault
C. Oblique slip fault
STRIKE SLIP FAULT:
Slip of the fault in the direction of strike.
DIP SLIP FAULT:
Slip of the fault in the direction of dip.
OBLIQUE SLIP FFAULT:
A fault in which the direction of movement is diagonal to both the dip and strike of fault.
BASED ON MODE OF OCCURRENCE:
PERIPHERAL FAULT:
A group of fault concentrated along the periphery of the area.
RADIAL FAULT:
A group of fault originating from the common central region.
PARALLEL FAULT :
A group of fault in which strikes of plane are parallel.
ENCHELON FAULT:
A group of fault that overlap each other.
EFFECTS OF FAULTS
Changes in elevation
Omission of strata
Repations of strata
Displlacement of stream channel.
Raised terraces and water falls.
RECOGNISED OF FAULTS IN FIELD
1. Slicker slided
2. Fault breccia
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3. Fault gauge
4. Water falls
ENGINEERING SIGNIFICANCE OF FAULTS
1. Presence of faults creates the heterogeneity in the geological rock layers making the
design of structure complicated and also differential settlements in foundation.
2. Fault create abrupt changes or variation in ground water table.
3. The fault zone reduce the strength of rocks.
4. The presence of rocks initiates the landslide activity.
5. Fault zone act as huge reservoir of ground water and petroleum.
JOINTS
A joint are fracture along which no displacements are occurs.
JOINT SET:
A group of joints that are parallel is called joint set.
A joint system is a group of more joint set.
BASED ON SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP:
A. SYSTAMATIC JOINTS:
A JOINT PLLANE ARE PARALLEL OR SUB PARELLEL.
NON- SYSTAMATIC JOINTS:
Joint planes are not parallel.
BASED ON GEOMENTARY:
1. Strike joints
2. Dip joint
3. Oblique joint
STRIKE JOINT
Strike of joint is parallel to strike of adjacent beds
DIP JOINT:
Strike of joint is parallel to the dip of adjacent beds
OBLIQUE JOINTS
The strike of joint is oblique to the strike of adjacent beds
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BASED ON THE NATURE OF JOINT

OPEN JOINT
The joint which divides the rock mass into two blocks
CLOSED JOINTS
The joint which tappers out at depth and fail tto divides the rocks.
JOINT IN ROCKS
IGNEOUS ROCK
1. Sheet joint
2. Columnar joint
3. Mural joint
A horizontal set of joint divides the rockmass in such a way as to give it an appearance of
layers sedimentary rocks
COLUMNAR JOINT:
These are formed in tabular igneous rock such as dykes , sills, and lava flows.
These joint divide the rock mass into hexagonal, square and triangular
MURAL JOINTING:
It may occur 3 sets of joints in such a way that 1 set is horizontal and other 2 sets are
vertical all three sets being mutually at right angles to each other. This joint dividing the rock
mass into cubical mass.
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SEDIMENTARY ROCKS:
1. Mud cracks
2. Tensile shear joints
METAMORPHIC ROCKS:
1. Mural joints
2. Sheet joints
3. Shear joints
One set of joint are dominant then they are called primary joints,
ENGINEERING SIGNIFICANCE OF JOINTS:
1. Spacing of joints
2. Length of joints
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3. Block size
4. Width of joints
5. Seepage of water through joints
6. Filled materials and its nature
The presence of more number of joint set increase porosity and permeability
of rock layer leading to excessive seepage
Joint reduce the stability of rocks
Presence f joints enhances the possibility of landslide on hill slopes
Joint in sub surface rock layer craetae favourable
groundwater resources
condition to deve;lop
UNCONFORMITY:
It is defined as a surface of erosion or non deposition occurring within a sequence of rocks.
TYPE OF UNCONFIRMITY:
Angular unconformity
Disconformity
Non- conformity
Local unconformity
Regional unconformity
ANGULAR UNCONFORMITY:
The different inclinations and structural features above and below the surface of
unconformity
The sequence below the unconformity may be steeply inclined folded and faulted.
This represent to older formation. The sequence above the surface of unconformity represent
the younger formation
DISCONFORMITY:
In this type of unconformity in which the beds lying below and above the surface of erosion
are nonn deposition such an unconformity become evident only after through investigation
involing drilling through the strata
NON-CONFORMITY:
In bedded sedimentary rocks overly the non beded igneous mass this structure is called non
conformity
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LOCAL CONFORMITY:
When an unconformity is track able only in a small area
REGIONAL UNCONFORMITY:
When an unconformity is trackball over a large area expanding for 100 of kms
EVIDENCE OF UNCONFORMITY:
Different in structure
Presence of conglomerate
Angular relation
Difference in grade of metamorphism
ENGINEERING CONSIDERATION:
The behaviour of rock above and below the unconformity will necessarily shows the
variations in the mechanical properties and hence affect stability of object.
Unconformity marks a weak contact which will allow perpellation of water
OUTLIER:
an outlier is a patch of younger rocks surrounded older rocks on all sides
INLIER:
It may be defined as a patch of older strata which is surrounded on all sides by younger strata.
GEOPHYSICAL METHODS AND ITS APPLICATION
In geophysical prospecting certain physical properties of the underground rocks are

measured from surface
The properties are density magnetism electrical conductivity and elastity
The measured data are then interrupted to give information about the presence of ore
bodies buried anticlines, faults, igneous intrusions and other geological structure
The main geophysical prospecting methods
1. Gravity methods
2. Magnetic method
3. Electrical method
4. Seismic method
5. Radioactive method
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ELECTRICAL METHOD:
It is used mainly for exploration of metallic mineral deposits. There are four typs
1. Self potential method
2. Equi potential methods
3. Electromagnetic method
4. Resistivity method
ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY:
It is used to measure the fluid content and porosity of rocks.
It help in making distinguished between saturated and unsaturated rocks
WENNER METHOD:
In resistivity surveying various electrode arrangement in show by wenner widely used,
spacing between electrode are kept equal. The spacing is designated ad d.
The current introduced into the ground by two currents electrodes C1 and C2. The potential
difference between the inner electrode P1 and P2 is measured
All the four electrode are place in lines
USES OF RESISITIVITY METHOD:
Resistivity survey is very effective in investigation of horizontal or gently dipping rocks these
are used in detecting following
1. The thickness of overburden or depth to bed rocks is determined
2. It have been used in the exploration of glacier deposit and bedded deposit
3. Exploration of ground water , pressure of aquifers can be determined
4. Fault zone may be determined as they contain electrolyte in solution
5. Discovering the sub surface structure and lithology. Buried anticline can be traced by
determine depths to strata of greater or lesser resistivity . used in exploration of
petroleum.
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CE6301- ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

CE6301- ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING/SEC/FMCET

CE6301- ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

Engineering geology is almost universally considered as essential as that of soil mechanics,

The basic objects of a course in engineering geology are two folds.

It enables a civil engineer to understand the engineering implications of certain condition

It enables a geologist to understand the nature of the geological information that is

Water resources development

Town and regional planning

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P-WAVES/PRIMARY WAVES/LONGITUDINAL WAVES:

The waves travel in solid, liquid and gaseous medium.

S-WAVES/SECONDARY WAVES/TRANSVERSE WAVES:

CE6301- ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

L-WAVES/SURFACE WAVES/RAYLEIGH WAVES:

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT THE INTERIOR OF THE EARTH:

Upper continental crust

CE6301- ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

The density of SIAL is 2.4g/cc

Lower continental crust

Its thickness is about 2865kms

It extends upto the very centre of the earth

CE6301- ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

It is the lower most layer of the atmosphere

The zone extends in form of the boundary of the troposphere

CE6301- ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

The water vapour content of this stratosphere is negligible

Above the ionosphere lies the exosphere

Physical weathering [temperature, wild]

It is also called mechanical weathering

CE6301- ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

It is also known as mineral alternation consist of a number of chemical reaction

Absorption of moisture is hydration, exchange or replacement of water ions is called hydrolysis.

Combined action of carbon-dioxide and moisture. Example granite

CE6301- ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

Formation of small rough balls on surface of rocks is spheroidal weathering

End product present above the parent rock

Product formed aside the parent rock due to wind action

It is both eluvium and deluvium

Top layer (consists of loose particles)

It is important to know about the depth and extent of weathering

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GEOLOGY WORK OF WATER:

The path formed along the course of river

The distance flowed per unit time

It is also called as vertical flow of water / river

The amount of water flowing in river

The amount of materials carried or transported through it

Laminar flow: Water moves in undistributed layer fashion

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Turbulent flow: water flows in irregular manner due to disturbance

There are four methods

It includes the solvent and chemical action of water on country rocks

The amount of solid materials transported by a stream of called load

CE6301- ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

Deltas are deposits which are build at the mouth of stream.