WITH EFFECT FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2011 - 2012

CE 231

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY LABORATORY

Instruction                                                                                                                                                                                  3   Periods per week

Duration of University Examination                                                                                                                                        3  Hours

University Examination                                                                                                                                                            50 Marks

Sessional                                                                                                                                                                                    25 Marks

List of Experiments

1.Identification and description of physical properties of minerals.

2.Identification and description of geotechnical characteristics of rocks ; IS:1123- 1975.

3.Determination of apparent specific gravity, porosity and water absorption of different rocks; IS:1124 - 1974.

4.Study of structural models; folds, faults and unconformities.

5.Measurement of strike and dip of joints in granites using clinometer compass.

6.Measurement of electrical resistivity of rocks, soils and water.

7.Vertical electrical sounding.

8.Study of geological maps of Andhra Pradesh and India with reference to the distribution of building stones.

9.Study of geotechnical map of India and geomorphologic map of India.

10.Study of hydro-geological maps of Andhra Pradesh and India.

11.Study of tectonic map of India, seismo-tectonic atlas of India, and seismic zoning map of India.

12.Study of maps and sections pertaining to the foundation geology of major dam sites of India.

13.Study of topographic maps.