Unit-1 GENERAL GEOLOGY Syllabus: Geology in Civil Engineering Branches of geology Earth Structures and composition Elementary knowledge

dge on continental drift and plate technologies. Earth processes *Weathering Work of rivers, wind and sea and their engineering importance Earthquake belts in India. Groundwater Mode occurrence prospecting importance in civil engineering IMPORTANT QUESTIONS:

2-MARK: 1. 2. 3. 4. 16-mark: 1. a.)Explain briefly about the various types of weathering of rocks and their features on earth.
b.)Write a short note on plate tectonic What are the internal structures of the earth? Describe the various structures we should care on earth in civil engineering. Write notes on weathering of rock. Define aquifer

2. 3. 4. 5.

Discuss in detail about the geological work of rivers. Describe various geological work of wind. Describe various geological work of sea a.) Write a essay on the interior of the earth.

b.)Describe the mode of occurrence of ground water unit-2

MINERALOGY Elementary knowledge on symmetry elements of important crystallographic systems physical properties of minerals study of the following rock forming minerals * Quartz family. Feldspar family, Augite, Hornblende, Biotite, Muscovite, Calcite, Garnet properties, behavior and engineering significance of clay minerals Fundamentals of process of formation of ore minerals Coal and petroleum Their origin and occurrence in India.

2-MARK:
1. 2. 3. 4. what are the physical properties of mica. Write the crystallographic character of the normal class hexagonal system. Describe about rock forming minerals and give examples. What is cleavage in minerals? mention few types of cleavage?

5. Define the term crystal. 6. What are symmetry elements in crystals? 7. Define hardness

16-mark:
1. Describe the various physical properties of minerals. Give examples from mineral kingdom for each of the properties

2. Describe the following groups of minerals a) Quartz group b) Felspar group c) Mica group 3. Explain in detail the origin of coal.add the note on the occurance of coal . 4. Explain in detail the origin of petroleum.add the note on the occurance of petroleum 5. Describe the following groups of minerals a)Augite b) Hornblende c) Biotite, d)
Muscovite e) Calcite f)Garnet

Unit-3
PETROLOGY Classification of rocks distinction between igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Description occurrence, engineering properties and distribution of following rocks. Igneous rocks Granite, Syenite, Diorite, Gabbro, Pegmatite, Dolerite and Basalt Sedimentary rockssandstone, Limestone, shale conglo, Conglomerate and breccias. Metamorphic rocks. Quartzite, Marble, Slate, Phyllite, Gniess and Schist.

2-mark:
How will distinguish three types of rocks? What is pedestal rock? how they are formed? Define the term "metamorphism". give example. Write the difference between breccias and conglomerates.

16-mark: 1. Describe composition, distribution, uses and mechanical properties of two rocks each from igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks 2. Describe the composition ,texture, mechanical properties, origin and uses of

Metamorphic

rocks Quartzite, Marble, Slate, Phyllite, Gniess and Schist.

3. Describe the composition ,texture, mechanical properties, origin and uses of

rocks sandstone, Limestone, shale conglo, Conglomerate and breccias

4. Write an essay about metamorphic rocks 5. Describe the composition ,texture, mechanical properties, origin and uses of Granite, syenite, , Gabbros, Pegmatite, Dolerite and Basalt