Applied science that deals with the application of geology for safe, stable and economical design and construction of civil engineering projects
Scope of geology in civil engineering
Construction
Waterresources
Developmentoftowns
Regionalplanning
Main branches of geology
Physicalgeology
Mineralogy
Petrology
Structuralgeology
Stratigraphy
Economicgeology
Engineeringgeology
Applied science which deals with the application of geology for a safe, stable land economical design and construction of a civil engineering project
Allied branches of geology
Engineering geology
Mining geology
Geophysics
Geohydrology
Geochemistry
Physical geology
Deals with different physical features of the earth, changes occurring on the earth's surface, geological work of natural agents, and natural phenomena
Scope of Geology in Civil Engineering
Construction
Water Resources
Development Towns
Regional Planning
Mineralogy
Deals with the study of minerals, their mode of formation, composition, occurrence, types, association, properties and uses
Main Branches of Geology
PhysicalGeology
Mineralogy
Petrology
StructuralGeology
Stratigraphy
EconomicGeology
Petrology
Deals with the study of rocks, their mode of formation, structure, texture, composition, occurrence and types
Structural geology
Deals with the study of deformations, dislocations and disturbances in rocks under tectonic forces, and the resulting geological structures
Allied Branches of Geology
Engineering Geology
Mining Geology
Geophysics
Geohydrology
Geochemistry
Physical Geology
Deals with different physical features of the earth, such as mountains, plateaus, valleys, rivers, lakes, glaciers, and volcanoes in terms of their origin and development
Deals with the different changes occurring on the earth surface like marine transgression, marine regression, formation or disappearance of rivers, springs and lakes
Deals with geological work of wind, glaciers, rivers, oceans, and groundwater and their role in constantly molding the earth surface features
Deals with natural phenomena like landslides, earthquakes and weathering
Stratigraphy
Deals with the study of sedimentary rock layers and the earth's history through them
Mineralogy
The study of minerals, which are the basic units with different rocks and ores of the earth are made up of
Petrology
The study of rocks, which make up the earth's crust
Economic geology
Deals with the study of economic minerals, their mode of formation, occurrence, classification, association, properties and uses
Engineering geology
Deals with the application of geological knowledge for safe, stable and economical civil engineering projects
Structural Geology
The study of the deformations, dislocations and disturbances in rocks under the influence of tectonic forces, resulting in geological structures like folds, fault, joints and unconformities
Mining geology
Deals with the application of geological knowledge for mineral exploration, estimation and extraction
Geophysics
Deals with the study of physical properties like density and magnetism of the earth or its parts
Stratigraphy
The study of the earth's history through the sedimentary rock
Geohydrology
Deals with the occurrence, movement and nature of groundwater
Economic Geology
The study of economic minerals, their mode of formation, occurrence, classification, association, varieties, concentration, properties, and uses
Weathering
Process of decay, disintegration and decomposition of rocks under the influence of physical and chemical agencies
Disintegration
Process of breaking up of rocks into small pieces by mechanical agencies
Engineering Geology
The application of geological knowledge in the field of civil engineering, for execution of safe, stable and economic constructions
Mining Geology
The application of geological knowledge in the field of mining, dealing with the mode and extent of occurrence of ores, their association, properties, depth, direction, inclination, thickness and reserve
Geophysics
The study of physical properties like density and magnetism of the earth or its parts, to know its interior
Decomposition
Process of breaking up of mineral constituents to form new components by chemical actions
Geohydrology
The study of occurrence, movement and nature of groundwater in an area
Geochemistry
The study of the occurrence, distribution, abundance, mobility etc., of different elements in the earth crust
Denudation
Wearing away of the earth's surface by chemical and mechanical actions, exposing lower layers
Factors affecting weathering
Nature of rocks
Length of time
Climate
Weathering
The process of decay, disintegration and decomposition of rocks under the influence of certain physical and chemical agencies
Types of weathering
Physical or mechanical weathering
Chemical weathering
Biological weathering
Disintegration
The process of breaking up of rocks into small pieces by the mechanical agencies of physical agents
Physical weathering
Physical breakdown of rock masses under atmospheric agents, without altering composition
Decomposition
The process of breaking up of mineral constituents to form new components by the chemical actions of the physical agents
Thermal effects
Temperature fluctuations causing expansion and contraction, leading to physical disintegration