ENCI271-10S2 (C) Semester Two 2010

Engineering Geology and Hydrology

12 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 12 July 2010
End Date: Sunday, 14 November 2010
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 25 July 2010
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 October 2010

Description

Introduction to the general principles of geology and hydrology as they apply to civil and natural resources engineering practice. Emphasis is placed on foundation materials, active processes affecting site selection, hydrological systems, measurements and data interpretation.

Learning Outcomes

Students completing this course will have covered:
* an introduction to the nature, origin and properties of rock materials,
* some concepts of rock behaviour in engineering practice with emphasis on structural geology and mass properties,
* an introduction to earth surface processes, landscape development and the origin of engineering soils,
* principal geological hazards and their relevance to environmental engineering and planning issues,
* methods of site investigation fo civil engineering projects and a discussion on relevant case studies,
* an introduction to hydrological systems and their relevance to engineering,
* basic hydrological measurement techniques,
* processes of runoff and sediment transport within a catchment, and
* evaluation of hydrological data for river flood potential.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Dean of Engineering and Forestry.

Timetable Note

The field trips are designed to complement lecture/laboratory material as follows:

Port Hills-Canterbury Area
Full-day field trip to specific sites to examine local rocks and soils, regional geology including basic stratigraphy, and the origin and properties of some construction materials.

Attendance on the field trip is compulstory, and there is associated assessment.  Further details will be given as soon as class numbers stabilise and trip arrangements are completed

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

David Bell

Lecturers

Tim Davies and Travis Horton

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Hydrology exercises 06 Aug 2010 10% Hydrology exercises
Rock and maps test 20% Rock and maps tests (2 x 50 minute tests during week 10 in laboratory sessions on rock identification and mapping)
Fieldwork exercises 10% Exercises associated with field trip due one week after the trip
Final examination 60% Final examination

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Bishop, A. C. et al; Cambridge guide to minerals, rocks and fossils ; Rev. and expanded ed; Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Kearey, P; The new Penguin dictionary of geology ; 2nd ed; Penguin, 2001.

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $592.00

International fee $2,860.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering .

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