About the Book

Engineering Geology provides up-to-date India-specific geological data in simple and easy language and attractive format. It covers all aspects on Engineering Geology in 4 well-designed sections, covering 20 chapters. These sections include Basic Geosciences; Engineering Geology and Allied Fields; Rock Properties, Behaviour and Applications and State-Wise Indian Geological Set-Up.

About the Author

Prof. A. Parthasarathy is the faculty of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, in 1959 where he worked till his retirement in 1985. Prof. Parthasarathy has guided several students in their masters and doctoral programmes, mainly in the areas of Sedimentology, Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology. Prof. V. Panchapakesan was a lecturer at National College, Tiruchirappalli, for a short period and joined the Geology Group at IIT Bombay. He joined the faculty of the institute and continued his academic and research involvement till he retired in the year 2002. Prof. Panchapakesan’s field of interest has been Economic Geology and High Temperature Geochemistry of mineral deposits in which he has published several papers in national and international journals. Prof. R. Nagarajan, after his distinguished academic career in the masters and doctoral level at IIT Bombay, joined the Center of Studies in Resources Engineering in the institute. His present research and teaching interest is in the area of application of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) to various engineering geological and environmental projects on urban floods, railway alignment, tunnelling, recognition of areas of landslide hazards and river migration.

Table of Contents:
I Basic Geosciences 1. Geological Concepts and Data 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Solar System 1.3 Earth and Its Origin 2 Geological Processes on the Earth’s Surface 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Weathering and Soil Formation 2.3 Geological Work of Wind 2.4 Geological Work of Running Water 2.5 Glaciers 2.6 Oceans and Seas 3 Materials of the Earth’s Crust 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Mineralogy 3.3 X-Ray Methods of Mineral Identification 3.4 Select Rock-Forming Minerals 3.5 Petrology 4 Disposition of Rocks 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Forms of Intrusive Rocks 4.3 Planar and Linear Features 4.4 Geological Structures 4.5 Geological Maps II Engineering Geology and Allied Fields 5 Geomorphology and Hydrogeology 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Geomorphology 5.3 Hydrogeology 5.4 Geothermal Springs 6 Natural Hazards and Environment 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Natural Hazards 6.3 Environmental Hazards 7 Clay Mineralogy 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Classification of Clay Minerals 7.3 Clay Mineral Groups 7.4 Crystal Structure of Clay Minerals 7.5 Clay Mineral Properties 7.6 Thermal Methods 7.7 Base Exchange Capacity 7.8 Industrial Applications 7.9 Origin of Clay 7.10 Clay Mineral Equilibria 8 Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Aerial Photographs 8.3 Orbital Satellites 8.4 Spectral Reflectance 8.5 Visual Interpretation of Satellite Image 8.6 Airborne Survey 8.7 Geographical Information System 8.8 Applications 9 Quarrying, Excavation and Drilling 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Surface Investigations 9.3 Sub-Surface Investigations 10 Geophysical Methods 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Resistivity Methods 10.3 Seismic Methods 11 Geotechnical Aspects of Soils 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Soil Investigations 11.3 Soil Engineering Properties 11.4 Soil Classification III Rock Properties, Behaviour and Applications 12 Geo-Engineering 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Stress and Strain in Rocks 12.3 Intact and In Situ Rocks 12.4 Evaluation for Suitability of Site 12.5 Weathering 12.6 Physical and Engineering Properties 12.7 Discontinuities, Joints and Bedding 13 Engineering Rock Classifications 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Intact Rock Classifications 13.3 Rock Mass Classifications 13.4 Significance of Q-System and RMR 14 Engineering Behaviour of Rocks 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Hard Rocks 14.3 Soft Rocks 14.4 Engineering Properties of Select Rocks 15 Dams and Reservoirs 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Dam Site Investigations and Data Acquisition 15.3 Types of Dams 15.4 Properties of Rocks and Soils of Dam Sites 15.5 Major Criteria for the Selection of Dam Sites 15.6 Failure Risks and Remedial Measures 16 Tunnels and Underground Openings 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Terminology and Prime Requirements for Tunnelling 16.3 Geological and Structural Guidelines 16.4 Tunnelling and Strata Disposition 16.5 Arching and Lining of Tunnels 16.6 Rock Loads and Support System 16.7 Rock Classification - Application to Tunnelling 16.8 An Integrated Approach - Tunnel Geology and Engineering Rock Classification 17 Landslides 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Landslide - Definition and Characteristics 17.3 Lithology, Structure and Stratigraphy 17.4 Classification of Slides 17.5 Failure and Slide Type 17.6 Causes of Failure 17.7 Slope Stability 17.8 General Observations 17.9 Case Studies 18 Rocks in Construction 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Building Stones 18.3 Aggregates 18.4 Foundations 18.5 Grouting 19 Case Studies 19.1 Dams and Reservoirs 19.2 Tunnels IV State-Wise Indian Geological Set-Up 20 Geology of India 20.1 Introduction 20.2 Physiography of India 20.3 Indian Stratigraphy Conversion Table References Bibliography List of Permissions Index