WEEK 1 (01/12-01/16)
January 12:
Welcome, Introduction, What to Expect, Course Outline
January 14: Soils
and Rocks, Engineering problems created by geology. You must have
Lecture Notes 1 with you in class.
January 16: Soils
and Rocks. You must have
Lecture Notes 1 with you in class.
January 16 (L): No
Lab
WEEK 2 (01/19 - 01/23)
January 19: No
class (MLK Day)
January 21:
Slides (Engineering and Geology)
January 23:
Slides (Engineering and Geology) (continued)
January 23 (L): Topographic Maps
WEEK 3 (01/26 - 01/30)
January 26:
Slides (Engineering and Geology) (continued)
January 28: Bulk
Properties of Rocks and Soils
January 30: Bulk
Properties of Rocks and Soils (continued)
January 30 (L):
Earth and Its Population. You must have Lecture Notes 2-1
and 2-2 with you
in class.
WEEK 4 (02/02 - 02/06)
February 2: Earth
and Its Population (continued).
Explore the
Redefining Progress web site and take the
Ecological Footprint Quiz.
February 4:
Earth and Its Population (continued).
February 6:
Rock Stresses
February 6 (L):
Rock Stresses (continued)
WEEK 5 (02/09 - 02/13)
February 09:
Movies on geologic hazards
February 11: Geologic Hazards.
You must have
Lecture Notes 3 with you
in class.
February 13:
Geologic Hazards (continued)
February 13 (L):
Attitude of Planes: Strike, Dip, Dip Direction (Lab)
Note: Case studies must be approved by
February 13, 2009
WEEK 6 (02/16-02/20)
February 16: Minerals. You must
have Lecture Notes 4 and
5 with you in class
February 18: Minerals (continued). You must
have Lecture Notes 4 and
5 with you in class
February 20:
Kansai International Airport Movie
February 20 (L):
Review Session
WEEK 7 (02/23 -02/27)
February 23: Minerals (continued). You must
have
Lecture Notes 4 and
5 with you in class
February 25: Minerals (continued). You must
have Lecture Notes 4 and
5 with you in class
February 27: Minerals (continued). You must
have Lecture Notes 4 and
5 with you in class
February 27 (L):
No Lab
WEEK 8 (03/02 - 03/06)
March 02: Rock
Slope Engineering
March 04: Rock
Slope Engineering (continued)
March 06:
Geology of
Igneous Rocks
March 06 (L):
Intersection of a Plane with Topography
WEEK 9 (03/09-03/13)
March 09:
Geology of
Igneous Rocks
March 11:
Engineering of Plutonic Rocks
March 13:
Engineering of Volcanic Rocks
March 13 (L):
Three Point Problem-Introduction
WEEK 10 (03/16 -03/20)
March 16:
Engineering of Volcanic Rocks
March 18: MID-TERM EXAM
March 20: Seismic Surveying
March 20 (L): No Lab
Case study written reports are due by 5:00 p.m.
WEEK 11 (03/23 - 03/27): Spring
Break
WEEK 12 (03/30 - 04/03)
March 30:
Case Study:
Tunneling Under the Alps
April 1: Case
Study: Boston's
Big Dig
April 3: No Class
April 3 (L): No Lab
WEEK 13 (04/06-04/10)
April 6: Seismic Surveying (continued)
April 8:
Geology of Sedimentary Rocks
April 10: Sedimentary Structures - Folds and
Faults
April 10 (L): The Three Point Problem (continued)
WEEK 14 (04/13 - 04/17)
April 13:
Engineering of Sedimentary Rocks
Presentation: Glen Canyon Dam and Bridge
April 15: Engineering of Sedimentary Rocks
(continued)
Presentation: Three Gorges Dam
April 17:
Engineering of Sedimentary Rocks
(continued)
Presentation: Engineering Geology of the Chunnel
April 17 (L): No Lab
WEEK 15 (04/20 - 04/24)
April 20: Geology of Metamorphic Rocks
Presentation: Glenwood Canyon
April 22: Engineering of Metamorphic Rocks
Presentation: St Francis Dam
April 24: Case Study Presentations
Presentations: Hoover Dam, Golden Gate Bridge,
Tangjiashan Landlside
April 24 (L): No
Lab
WEEK 16 (04/27 - 05/01)
April 27:
Soil Properties
Presentation: Columbia Slough Conduit
April 29: Soil Properties
Presentation: The Panama Canal
May 01: Case Study Presentations
Presentations: Katrina Disaster; St Lawrence Seaway; Malpasset Dam
May 01 (L): Case Study Presentations
Presentations: Kansai Intl. Airport; Dubai; Rocky Flats; Teton Dam
FINAL
EXAM: Wednesday May 6 (7:30 - 10:00 p.m.)
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