What Will Learn?

• Course Aims

  By the end of this course, the student will be able to: - Understand fundamentals of earth formation. - Comprehend the fundamental principles of rock mechanics for the solution of practical Engineering problems and ability to recognize types of rock, joints, and discontinuities. - Identify the fundamental geological features and various problems associated with the rock formations. - Explore the fundamental definitions of soil properties.

Requirements

PHM141

Description

• English Description
  
  Earth composition. Major types of rocks and deposits. Soil and rock cycle. Minerals identification and classification. Clay minerals. Principles of structural geology: joints, faults, folds, and landforms. Substance and mass properties of rock: compressibility, shear strength and permeability. Rock as a construction material. Weathering and engineering aspects of transported soils. Soil description and engineering classification.
• Arabic Description
  
  Earth composition. Major types of rocks and deposits. Soil and rock cycle. Minerals identification and classification. Clay minerals. Principles of structural geology: joints, faults, folds, and landforms. Substance and mass properties of rock: compressibility, shear strength and permeability. Rock as a construction material. Weathering and engineering aspects of transported soils. Soil description and engineering classification.