A study of the application of geologic principles and data collection techniques to the evaluation of design and construction problems relating to engineering projects including dams, highways, landfills, tunnels and reservoirs, including an overview of availability and suitability of soil and rock as construction materials. Minimum of one semester of physics is strongly recommended. Taught concurrently with GEOL 474 with additional project requirements for graduate credit. A qualitative and quantitative study of groundwater availability and movement, and the development of groundwater as a resource. Included will be pertinent geologic and engineering aspects of groundwater flow and the effect of man on the groundwater regime.
Laboratory includes a field investigation.
Introduction to GIS and its geologic applications. Includes basic digital cartographic techniques, theoretical and practical use of computer-based GIS, applications of GIS to geology, computer modeling using GIS, and an introduction to programming in GIS languages. Introduction to remote sensing and its geologic applications. Includes basic digital cartographic techniques, theoretical and practical use of computer-based remote sensing, and applications of remote sensing to geology including environmental and resource management and exploration. Examination of the basic principles and techniques of modern geophysical methods, and the applications of these methods to site investigations for environmental and engineering geologic projects.