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Earth Sciences for Civil Engineering - Part 2

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Overview

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The course introduces the student to basic principles of geosciences, geological hazards and their applications in civil engineering. The first 4-week modules of this course will help the student to have a better understanding of the interior of the earth, the earth system, and its process. The next 4 week modules will cover geological hazards and environmental impact, active faults and its related hazard in India, the importance of geological structures in dams and tunnels, fluvial geomorphology and groundwater, tsunami, landslide and flood hazard, mapping, monitoring and management of hazards.

Syllabus

Introduction to Geological Hazards and Enviromental Impact (part- 1).
Introduction to Geological Hazards and Enviromental Impact (part- 2).
Introduction to Geological Hazards and Enviromental Impact (part- 3).
Active Faults and its Related Hazards in India (Part-1).
Active Faults and its Related Hazards in India (Part-2).
Active faults and its related hazards in India (Part- 3).
Active faults and its related hazards in India (Part- 4).
Active faults its related hazards in India (part-5).
Active faults its related hazards in India (part-6).
Active faults its related hazards in India (part-7) & Civil Engineering applications - geological.
Civil Engineering applications - geological considerations in dams, tunnels (Part-2).
Civil Engineering applications - geological considerations in dams, tunnels (Part-3) & Tsunami.
Tsunami and related hazard (Part-2).
Tsunami and related hazard (Part-3).
Landslide and subsidence (Part-1).
Landslide and subsidence (Part-2).
Landslide and subsidence (Part-3).
Flood and related hazard (Part-1).
Flood and related hazard (Part-2).
Groundwater.

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Earth Sciences for Civil Engineering - Part II

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    R Zameer
    its good course for civil engineers and to them who are interested in geology and wants learm something new
  • Maria De Fátima Bezerra Lima Silva
    Tudo que aprendi foi muito satisfatório para minha grade curricular da faculdade,pois sou estudante de Engenharia civil aqui no Brasil.
  • Wonderful, it is. I am very glad and happy to learn. All what i can say is that will permit me to have another skills an hability

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