ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI
AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS
REGULATIONS – 2017
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
CE8392 Engineering Geology

UNIT I PHYSICAL GEOLOGY 

Structure of earth and its composition weathering of rocks

Plate tectonics

Earth quakes

Seismic zones in India.

UNIT II MINERALOGY  

Physical properties of minerals

Amphibole , hornblende

Gypsum and Clay minerals.

UNIT III PETROLOGY

Classification of rocks

engineering properties  of Granite

Limestone,

UNIT IV STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICAL METHODS  

Geological maps

Geophysical methods

Seismic and electrical methods for subsurface investigations.

UNIT V APPLICATION OF GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS