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The Uni ver si t y of Texas Depar t ment of Ci vi l Engi neer i ng

CE 387G- - Engi neer i ng Geol ogySummer 2005

I nst r uct or : Dr . Char l es Woodr uf fECJ 9. 214campus phone ( t o be ass i gned)

of f - campus of f i ce: 711 West 14t h St .480- 0335 e- mai l : chockw@mai l . ut exas. edu chockw@swbel l . net

Of f i ce hour s: Thur sdays 11: 30 am- 1: 00 pm, or by appoi nt ment( pl ease schedul e bef or e or af t er cl ass or cal l of f - campusnumber t o set up meet i ng)

Cl ass: T/ Th 10: 00- 11: 30 amLab: Th 1: 00- 4: 00 pm ECJ 9. 236

Text book: Earth , by Fr ank Pr ess & Raymond Si ever( I SBN 0716717433)

Suppl ement al mat er i al : Geol ogi c Map of t he Aust i n ar ea, Texas: Pl at e VI I f r om Bur eau of Economi c Geol ogy Repor t ofI nvest i gat i ons No. 86, scal e = 1: 62, 500. Thi s map cost s $5( pl ease rei mbur se i nst r uct or , who wi l l pr ovi de a copy t oeach s t udent ) ; t he f ul l r epor t i s out - of - pr i nt , but copi eswi l l be pl aced on r eser ve i n t he Geol ogy Li br ar y.Suppl ement al r eadi ng wi l l be assi gned f r om l i br ar y sour cesor hand- out s. A pocket f i el d not ebook wi l l be pr ovi ded t oeach st udent f or use dur i ng t he cour se.

Opt i onal mat er i al s t hat may be usef ul dur i ng t he cl assi ncl ude a hand l ens, a r ock hammer , a camer a, and a gl ossar yof geol ogi c t er ms. I nst r uct or wi l l pr ovi de a f ew r ockhammer s f or shar ed use dur i ng f i el d t r i ps.

COURSE OBJ ECTI VES: To pr esent t he f undament al s of geol ogy i n a way t hat i sr el evant t o Ci vi l Engi neer s. The cour se wi l l f ocus ongeol ogi c mat er i al s, ear t h pr ocesses, and l andf or ms, al l ofwhi ch evol ve t hr ough t he vast amount s of geol ogi c t i me t opr oduce gl obal condi t i ons t hat we see t oday. The t hr ee- wayi nt er act i ons among mat er i al s, l andf or ms, and pr ocessespr ovi de chal l enges t o Ci vi l Engi neer s i n t hei r wor k si t i ng,desi gni ng, and mai nt ai ni ng st r uct ur es and f aci l i t i es.Al t hough t he over al l scope of t he cour se wi l l be gl obal , amaj or emphasi s wi l l f ocus on t he Aust i n ar ea, and near byl ocal i t i es. Most l abor at or y sessi ons wi l l be conduct ed i nt he f i el d.

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COURSE PREREQUI SI TES:Gr aduat e st andi ng i n Ci vi l Engi neer i ng; no pr i or cour se wor ki n geol ogy i s assumed.

CLASS/ LAB/ FI ELD WORK: The cour se gr ade wi l l be based on at t endance and

par t i ci pat i on i n cl as s, l abor at or i es , and f i el d t r i ps ,compl et i on of homewor k and pr oj ect s, and t he mai nt enance ofa f i el d not ebook, whi ch wi l l be t ur ned i n at t he r equest oft he i ns t r uct or .

The cour se wi l l i ncl ude one day- l ong ( ci r ca 7: 00 a. m. - 5: 00p. m. ) f i el d t r i p t o vi ew t he var i ed geol ogi c condi t i ons oft he Ll ano Upl i f t . Thi s tr i p i s schedul ed f or Thur sday, 4August . Al so t her e wi l l be t wo "l ong" Thur sday f i el d t r i pst hat wi l l span t he t i me per i ods i ncl udi ng bot h l ect ur e andl ab per i ods ( i . e. 10 a. m. t o ci r ca 4 p. m. ) . For al l t hese

t r i ps, st udent s wi l l be expect ed t o br i ng t hei r own l unchesand dr i nki ng wat er . For al l t r i ps, ever yone shoul d dr essappr opr i at e t o summer condi t i ons i n Texas: Wear hat s, usesunscr een, and wear dur abl e, l ace- up shoes or boot s wi t hr ubber sol es ( no sandal s! ) .

PROJ ECT/ REPORT:Each st udent wi l l compl et e an out si de ( l i br ar y) r esear chpr oj ect t hat per t ai ns t o t he i nt er f ace bet ween Ci vi lEngi neer i ng and geol ogy. Pr ef er r ed t opi cs i ncl ude casest udi es of not abl e "f ai l ur es" ( or " event s") i nvol vi nggeol ogi c pr ocess es or condi t i ons t hat i mpact man- madef aci l i t i es. Ot her sui t abl e t opi cs may i ncl ude r epor t s onspeci f i c geol ogi c condi t i ons t hat bear on engi neer i ng andl and use of a ci t y or r egi on. Topi cs ar e subj ect t o pr i orappr oval by i nst r uct or . Pr oduct s of t hi s r esear ch wi l li ncl ude a 20- mi nut e or al r epor t t o t he cl ass, and a br i ef( 5- 7 page) wr i t t en/ i l l us t r at ed r epor t of f i ndi ngs , wi t h anabst r ac t t o be di s t r i but ed t o al l ot her c l ass par t i c i pant s .Wr i t t en r epor t s ar e due on 9 August ; or al r epor t s ar e t o bepr esent ed on 11 August .

EXAMS: Two exami nat i ons wi l l be gi ven: Mi d- t er m exam on Tuesday, 5 J ul y, 10: 00 am t o 11: 30 am; Fi nal exam i s schedul ed onSat ur day, 13 August , 9: 00 am noon. Ot her i n- cl ass qui zzesmay be gi ven at t he di scr et i on of t he i nst r uct or .

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Gr adi ng: The f i nal gr ade wi l l be comput ed as f ol l ows:

Cl ass par t i ci pat i on/ exer ci ses/ homewor k,qui zz es = 20%

Lab/ f i el d par t i ci pat i on = 20%

Fi el d not ebook = 10% Mi d- t er m Exam = 10%Fi nal Exam = 20%

I ndi vi dual Resear ch Pr oj ect

Wr i t t en r epor t = 10% Or al Pr esent at i on = 10%

COURSE/ I NSTRUCTOR EVALUATI ON:

A cour se eval uat i on ( st andar d MEC For m) wi l l be conduct ed i ncl ass near t he end of t he semest er .

ADDS/ DROPS:For Gr aduat e St udent s: Fr om t he 1st t hr ough t he 2nd cl assday, gr aduat e st udent s can dr op a cour se on Rose or TEX andr ecei ve a r ef und. Dur i ng t he 3r d t hr ough 4t h cl ass day,gr aduat e st udent s must i ni t i at e dr ops i n t hei r depar t mentand r ecei ve a r ef und. Af t er t he 4t h cl ass day, no r ef und i sgi ven. Gr aduat e st udent s can dr op a cl ass unt i l t he l astcl ass day wi t h per mi ssi on f r om t he depar t ment al gr aduat eadvi sor and t he Dean. St udent s wi t h t he 20- hr / week GRA/ TAappoi nt ment or a f el l owshi p may not dr op bel ow 3 hour s i nt he summer . ( These 3 hour s can be i n any summer t er m. )

STUDENTS WI TH DI SABI LI TI ES: The Uni ver si t y of Texas at Aust i n pr ovi des, upon r equest ,appr opr i at e academi c adj ust ment s f or qual i f i ed st udent s wi t hdi sabi l i t i es. Any st udent wi t h a document ed di sabi l i t y( physi cal or cogni t i ve) who r equi r es academi c accommodat i onsshoul d cont act t he Ser vi ces f or St udent s wi t h Di sabi l i t i esar ea of t he Of f i ce of t he Dean of St udent s at 471- 6259 assoon as poss i bl e t o r equest an of f i c i al l et t er out l i ni ngaut hor i zed accommodat i ons. For mor e i nf or mat i on, cont actt hat Of f i ce, or TTY at 471- 4641, or t he Col l ege ofEngi neer i ng Di r ect or of St udent s wi t h Di sabi l i t i es at 471-4321.

PRI VACY POLI CY r e: WEB- BASED CLASS SI TES:Web- based, passwor d- pr ot ect ed cl ass si t es wi l l be associ at edwi t h al l academi c cour ses t aught at t he Uni ver si t y.Syl l abi , handout s, assi gnment s and ot her r esour ces ar e t ypesof i nf or mat i on t hat may be avai l abl e wi t hi n t hese si t es.

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Si t e act i vi t i es coul d i ncl ude exchangi ng e- mai l , engagi ng i ncl ass di scussi ons and chat s, and exchangi ng f i l es. I naddi t i on, el ect r oni c cl ass r ost er s wi l l be a component oft he si t es. St udent s who do not want t hei r names i ncl uded i nt hese el ect r oni c cl ass rosters must r est r i ct t hei r di r ect or yi nf or mat i on i n t he Of f i ce of t he Regi st r ar , Mai n Bui l di ng,

Room 1. For i nf or mat i on on r est r i ct i ng di r ect or yi nf or mat i on, see p. 7 of t he Cour se Schedul e ( or )ht t p: / / www. ut exas. edu/ st udent / r egi st r ar / cat al ogs/ gi 00 -01/ app/ appc09. ht ml

COURSE OUTLI NE:

Week 1: Over vi ew of cour se; i nt r oduct i on t o t he sci ence;phi l osophi cal / hi st or i cal mat t er s; gener al admi ni st r at i vei ssues ( Di agnost i c Test ) ; whol e ear t h and gl obal pr ocesses;i nt r oduct i on t o geol ogi c t i me

Lab: Wal ki ng t our of U. T. CampusWeek 2: Mor e or der i ng pr i nci pl es ( i nt r oduct i on t o conceptof gl obal t ect oni cs); i nt r oduct i on t o geol ogy of Aust i n;ear t h mat er i al sLab: I n- t own f i el d t r i p: East and West of Mount Bonnel l

Week 3: Mat er i al s of t he Ear t h: r ocks and mi ner al s; r ockcycl e; i nt er f ace wi t h ot her gl obal cycl es; i nt r oduct i on t o" soi l "Lab: Rocks and Mi ner al s

Week 4: Rock cycl e and Ear t h mat er i al s, cont ' d; wat er ,r ock, and soi l

Thur sday 23 J une: " Long" Lect ur e/ Lab f i el d t r i p: Canyon Dam Week 5: I nt r oduct i on t o st r at i gr aphy and st r uct ur eLab: Soi l s , f aul t s , and gr ound- s t abi l i t y i n t he Aust i n ar ea

Tuesday, 5 J ul y: Mi d- Ter m Exam Week 6: St r at i gr aphy, St r uct ur e, Geol ogi c MapsLab: Ai r phot os and maps

Week 7: Sur f ace pr ocess es: I nt r oduct i on t o Geomor phol ogyand Landf or ms

Thur sday 14 J ul y: " Long" Lect ur e/ Lab f i el d t r i p: Bl ackl andPr ai r i es / I nner Gul f Coast al Pl ai n

Week 8: Sur f ace Pr ocesses, cont ' d; Kar st ; Ur ban hydr ol ogyLab: Vi s i t l ocal sour ces of geot echni cal dat a; vi s i tconst r uct i on si t e ( dependi ng on per mi ssi on)

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Week 9: Ear t hquakes and Vol canoesLab: Edwar ds Aqui f er f i el d t r i p; Ur ban Hydr ol ogy

Week 10: Si t e assessment s/ envi r onment al i mpact s t at ement s;" Ten Ways t o be Wr ong"

Thur sday, 4 August : Al l - day Ll ano f i el d t r i p ( Cent r al TexasGeol ogy f r om t he Pr ecambr i an on. . . )

Wr i t t en r epor t s due on Tuesday, 9 August

Week 11: Cour se r ecapi t ul at i on; semest er r evi ew, and cour seeval uat i ons; or al r epor t s on Thur sday, 11 August

Fi nal Exami nat i on: Sat ur day 13 August , 9: 00 a. m. - noon

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