Concepts of groundwater geology. Introduction to quantitative models of regional fluid flow and groundwater contamination. Groundwater and geologic processes, with examples from tectonics, petroleum geology, geothermics, and economic mineralization. Application of equilibrium concepts and reaction rates to reactions involving gases, fluids, and minerals in nature. Consideration of soil properties and processes.
Application is made to problems of geotechnical and coastal engineering.
Topics include consolidation, loose boundary hydraulics, slope stability, underground excavations and beach and tidal inlet stability, and channel sedimentation. Crosslisted with MAR 318. An advanced course in the study of earthquakes, earth structure, and tectonics. Topics include wave propagation, body and surface waves, faulting, plate tectonics, and earthquake prediction. May be repeated once.