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GEOLOGY FOR ENGINEERING COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
CEN105 GEOLOGY FOR ENGINEERING 2 2 2 3

Objectives and Contents

Objectives: This course is aimed to understand the principles of geology, the geological process of the earth's crust, the main characteristics of minerals, rocks, and geological, and environmental systems, and the role in civil engineering construction.
Content: The course contains plate tectonics and earthquakes, elements forming earth, classification of minerals and rocks, engineering features of rocks and discontinuities, water and wind action, sedimentary structure, faults and folds, field investigation, dams and tunnel geology, karstic systems, drainage, and environmental geology.