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2130606
Code: 2130606
Credits: 5
Semester 3
Civil Engineering
Geotechnics & Applied Geology
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Geotechnics & Applied Geology Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Geotechnics & Applied Geology (subject code 2130606) as prescribed for Civil Engineering · Semester 3 divides the course into 4 units, covering 93 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2130606)Unit 1 Module 1
- 1 Introduction: Definition
- brief history
- scope, and limitations of Geotechnics. 01 30 2 Origin and Nature of Soil: Geological cycle
- Physical and chemical agencies for soil
- Formation - residual
- marine and lacustrine
- glacial drift
- loess and colluvial soils
- General characteristics of different types of soils
- Overview of different types of soils in Gujarat / India. 3 Index Properties
- Relationships and Tests: Phase diagram
- Basic terms and definitions
- Functional relationships
- Determination of index properties
- Relative density for granular soil. 4 Particle Size Analysis: Size and nomenclature of soil particles as per IS, Sieve analysis
- Sedimentation analysis
- Particle size distribution curve and its uses. 5 Soil Structure: Shape of the particles
- Texture and structure of the soil
- Types of the structure
- conditions for the formation of different structures. 6 Soil Consistency: Consistency limits and its determination
- different indices
- Field moisture equivalent
- Sensitivity & Thixotropy of soil. 7 Soil Classification: Objectives
- Unified soil classification
- IS classification method
- group index
- Field identification and General characteristics of the soil
Unit 2 Module 2
- 8 Soil Water: Free water and held water
- Structural water and absorbed water
- Capillary 02 20 9 Permeability and Seepage: Darcy's law and its validity
- Factors affecting permeability
- Laboratory permeability tests
- Introduction to field permeability test
- Permeability of stratified soil masses
- Laplace equation (2-D)
- Seepage pressure
- Quick condition
- Flow net, its characteristics and application
Unit 3 Module 3
- 10 Physical Geology: Branches and scope of Geology
- Surface processes and landforms: Weathering and Erosion
- Introduction to geological agents (river
- groundwater) and their actions (erosion
- transport and deposition)
- Interior of the Earth: internal structure of earth
- study of core
- mental and crust of the Earth
- Processes responsible for volcanism (Process of volcanic eruption
- types of volcanoes and volcanic hazard) and earthquake (Causes of earthquake occurrence
- Distribution (seismic zoning)
- Seismo-tectonic setup of India
- seismic hazard: Tsunamis
- Active fault rupture
- Plate Tectonics: Introduction to the concept of plate tectonics
- mechanism responsible for plate movement
- types of plate boundaries
- processes and features associated with plate boundaries
- Continental drift and sea floor spreading. 06 25 11 Mineralogy and Petrology: Physical properties of minerals
- major rock forming minerals
- occurrence and use of minerals
- Introduction to major rock types (Igneous
- sedimentary and metamorphic rocks)
- their genesis
- classification and structures
- engineering properties of rocks
- advantages and disadvantages of different rock types at constructions sites
Unit 4 Module 4
- 12 Geological time-scale and laws of stratigraphy: Introduction to geological time scale and stratigraphy
- Laws of stratigraphy. 01 25 13 Structural geology: Introduction to primary and secondary geological structures
- Study of geological faults
- joints and active faulting
- Their origin
- types and engineering consideration
- Geological mapping: study of Strike and dip using models and numerical problems
- preparation of geological cross section. 14 Hydrogeology: Hydrological cycle and groundwater occurrence. 15 Geology in Civil Engineering: Geological investigations during planning for tunnels
- dams-reservoirs-runways-roads and buildings
- Landslide and mass movement: Introduction
- mitigation and prevention of landslide and mass movement
- Remote sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS): Introduction to remote sensing and GIS, use of remote sensing and GIS in geological investigations and geological hazard mitigation
- Reference Books: 1
- Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering
- Standard Publications. 2
- Soil Mechanics & Foundations
- Laxmi Publications, 3
- Dhanpat Rai, Engineering 4
- CBS Publishers & Distributors
- Gopal Ranjan & Rao A
- Basic & Applied Soil Mechanics
- New Age International Publishers 6
- Das Braja M
- Principles of Geotechnical Engineering
- Thomson Asia Pvt
- Reynolds and Charles F
- Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions 3rd Edition
- Structural Geology: Fundamentals and Modern Developments
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