Course Syllabus

MINE-170
Basic Engineering Geology
(Theory)

Session: Civil Engineering 2021

Semester: Fall 2021

Author:
Dr. Muhammad Shahzad
Assistant Professor
Mining Engineering
UET Lahore

DEPARTMENT OF MINING ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY LAHORE
Instructor Information
Instructor: Dr. Muhammad Shahzad, Assistant Professor, Mining Engineering Dept.
Office Location: Mining – 115 (Ground floor)
Telephone: Office: 99029212
E-mail: m.shahzad87@uet.edu.pk
Office Hours: By appointment. Walk-ins welcome.

Course Identification
Course Number: MINE - 170
Course Name: Basic Engineering Geology
Credit Hours: Theory: Two (02)
Class Times & Location: Section A -- Monday: 8:00 – 10:00 AM in room C-7 in Civil Dept.
Section B -- Friday: 2:00 – 4:00 PM in room C-6 in Civil Dept.
Section C -- Monday 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon in C-10 in Civil Dept.
Section D -- Friday 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon in C-7 in Civil Dept.

MINE- 170: Basic Engineering Geology

The fundamentals of general/structural geology, importance of geology for civil engineers, introduction
to engineering geology, engineering properties of geological materials and rocks and their correlation
with civil engineering projects, classification of rock masses, discontinuities of rocks and determination
of shear strength of rock discontinuity, determination of elastic properties of rocks, wave propagation
through rocks (5 weeks)
Subsurface investigation: drilling, sampling and in-situ testing of subsurface geological materials,
collection of geophysical data, planning, and supervision of geophysical investigations, behavior of
subsurface geological materials under static and dynamic structures, definition and importance of
damping for the design of civil engineering structures, introduction to tectonic plates, causes of
earthquake, determination of shear wave modulus, and construction of response spectrum, (3 weeks)
Stability of rock slope: various types of rock failures and factors affecting the stability of rock slopes,
analysis and calculation of safety factors, causes of landslides and remedial measures (2 ½ weeks)
Engineering geology of dams: identification and determination of geological parameters required in
dam design and selection of dam sites, case histories of dam sites in Pakistan. (1 ½ weeks)
Engineering geology of tunnels: geological survey prior to tunneling lining of tunnels and its selection,
selection of tunnel site and its requirements, case histories (1 ½ weeks)
Ground subsidence: effect of alteration of fluid levels, mines (½ week)

Educational Objectives:
At the end of the course students should be able to:

1. Get basic knowledge of Engineering Geology and its broader applications in the field of
civil engineering
Course Learning Outcomes:

Sr. At the conclusion of the course the students will Cognitive Assessment Graduate
No. be able to: Level Tool Attributes
Comprehend fundamentals of Engineering
Geology including definition of geology and
engineering geology along with their importance Mid Term PLO 1:
in civil engineering, earth’s interior and plate Exam + Quiz Engineering
1 Cog 2
tectonics, identification and classification of Test 1 Knowledge
minerals and rocks, engineering properties of (40 points) (High)
rocks and geological materials and classification
of rock masses.
Generalize various steps in subsurface
PLO 1:
investigation including preliminary studies, End Term
Engineering
2 geophysical investigations, drilling and in-situ Cog 2 Exam
Knowledge
testing, assessment of behavior of subsurface (20 points)
(High)
materials under static and dynamic structures.
PLO 2:
Predict stability of rock slope along with types of
Quiz Test 2 Problem
3 possible failures, cause of landslide and ground Cog 3
(20 points) Analysis
subsidence
(Low)
PLO 1:
Identify and determine various geological End Term
Engineering
4 parameters required in the design and selection Cog 2 Exam
Knowledge
of dam and tunnel sites (20 points)
(High)

Course Resources
Course Text
1. Handouts (Notes) extracted from various books.
2. Subinoy Gangopadhyay, (2013) Engineering Geology, 1st Edition, Oxford University
Press, Delhi India.
3. L. I. González de Vallejo and M. Ferrer, 2011. Geological Engineering, 1st Edition, CRC Press,
Taylor & Francis Group Florida, USA.

Grading Scheme

Component Points
Quiz Tests 30
Mid Term Exam 30
End Term Exam 40
Total Points 100

Semester Rules
The course follows the semester rules laid down by UET. Students are advised to know these rules.
These rules are provided in prospectus as well as on UET website.
 Semester Breakdown
Ch. Week
Chapter Title Sub topics
No. No.
Introduction to geology and engineering geology, course outlines,
course educational objectives (CEOs) and learning outcomes (CLOs),
Subject Introduction target program learning outcomes (PLOs), detailed semester plan, text
0 1st
and Orientation and reference books, assessment criteria
Discussions on how to study effectively at university level.
Introduction to geology, branches of geology related to civil
Introduction to engineering, importance of geology for civil engineers, introduction
1 2nd
Geology and Earth to engineering geology, its scope and importance for civil engineers,
interior of Earth and its composition

Plate Tectonics and Introduction to tectonic plates, causes of earthquake, determination of

2 3rd
Earthquakes shear wave modulus, and construction of response spectrum

Introduction to minerals, their identifications and classification,

3 Minerals common rock forming minerals, importance of different minerals for 4th
civil engineers
What is rock? Introduction, formation, mode of occurrence,
Introduction to
4 classification and identification of igneous, sedimentary and 5th
Rocks
metamorphic rocks
Quiz Test 1
Primary and secondary structures of igneous, sedimentary and
5 Rock Structures 6th
metamorphic rocks
Engineering properties of geological materials and rocks and their
6 Rock Properties 7th
correlation with civil engineering projects
Mid Term Exam
Rock Mass Classification of rock masses, discontinuities of rocks and
7 Classification & determination of shear strength of rock discontinuity, determination of 8th
Discontinuities elastic properties of rocks, wave propagation through rocks
Drilling, sampling and in-situ testing of subsurface geological
materials, Collection of geophysical data, planning and supervision of 9th
geophysical investigation
Subsurface
8 Behavior of subsurface geological materials under static and dynamic
Investigations
structures
10th
Definition, importance of damping for the design of civil engineering
structures
Various types of rock failures and factors affecting the stability of
Stability of
9 rock slopes, analysis & calculation of safety factors, 11th
Rock Slopes
Causes of land slides and remedial measures
Quiz Test 2
Identification and determination of geological parameters required in
Engineering Geology
10 dam sites design and selection of dam sites 12th
For Dam Sites
Case histories of dam sites in Pakistan
Geological survey prior to tunneling lining of tunnels and its
Engineering Geology
11 selection, selection of tunnel sites and its requirements, 13th
of Tunnels
Case histories
What is subsidence? Causes of subsidence, effect of alteration of fluid
12 Ground Subsidence 14th
levels and mines. Course Evaluation and response of students
End Term Exam