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Importance of Engineering Geology in Civil Engineering

Engineering geology is important for civil engineering as it provides information about the earth and land that civil engineering projects are built upon. Geologists study the land to determine stability and suitability for projects, as well as identifying risks from geological hazards. Engineering geology deals with understanding the earth's structure and how it relates to safe and cost-effective design and construction. Every civil engineering project involves earthworks, so geological information is crucial throughout planning, design, and construction.

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Importance of Engineering Geology in Civil Engineering

Engineering geology is important for civil engineering as it provides information about the earth and land that civil engineering projects are built upon. Geologists study the land to determine stability and suitability for projects, as well as identifying risks from geological hazards. Engineering geology deals with understanding the earth's structure and how it relates to safe and cost-effective design and construction. Every civil engineering project involves earthworks, so geological information is crucial throughout planning, design, and construction.

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Importance of Engineering Geology in Civil

Engineering
Engineering Geology
• Geology is the study of earth,materials of which it is made, the
structure of those materials and the effects of the natural forces
acting upon them and is important to civil engineering because all
work performed by civil engineers involves earth and its features.

• For a civil engineering project to be successful, the engineers


must understand the land upon which the project rests. Geologists
study the land to determine whether it is stable enough to support
the proposed project. They also study water patterns to determine
if a particular site is prone to flooding.
• Engineering geology deals with the study of the structure of the
earth in relation to the civil engineering for the execution of safe
and cost-effective design for construction projects.

• Every civil engineering works involve earth and its features.


Geological information are necessary in every stage of the project
be it planning, designing or construction phase of the project.
Importance of geology in Civil Engineering

1.Geology provides a systematic study of the structure and properties of


construction materials and their occurrence. The civil engineers need to know
the properties of rocks accurately to enable them to consider different rocks for
any required purpose that is as a foundation rock, as road metal, as concrete
aggregate, as building stones, as the roofing material for decorative purpose.

2.The selection of a site is important from the viewpoint of stability of foundation


and availability of construction materials. Geology provides knowledge about
the site used in the construction of buildings, dams, tunnels, tanks, reservoirs,
highways and bridges.
3.Geology helps to identify area susceptible to failures due to geological
hazards such as earthquake, landslides, weathering effects, etc.

4.The knowledge about the nature of the rocks is very necessary for
tunnelling, constructing roads and in determining the stability of cuts and
slopes.

5.The foundation problems of dams, bridges and buildings are directly


related to the geology of the area where they are to be built.

6.The knowledge of groundwater is necessary for connection with


excavation works, water supply, irrigation and many other
purposes. Hydrological maps provide information about the distribution
of surface water channels and the groundwater depth.
7.Geological maps help in planning civil engineering projects. It provides
information about the structural deposition of rock types in the proposed area.

8.Geology helps in determining the earthquake-prone areas. If any geological


features like faults, folds, etc. are found, they have to be suitably treated to
increase the stability of the structure.

9.The knowledge of erosion, transportation and deposition (ETD) by surface


water helps soil conservation, river control, coastal and harbour works.

10.A geological survey of a site before starting a project will reduce the overall
cost.
The systematic exploration and investigation of a new site may involve five
stages of procedure. These stages are:
1. preliminary investigation using published information and other existing data.
2. a detailed geological survey of the site, possibly with a photogeology study.
3. applied geophysical surveys to provide information about the subsurface
geology.
4. boring, drilling and excavation to provide confirmation of the previous results,
and quantitative detail, at critical points on the site and
5. testing of soils and rocks to assess their suitability, particularly their
mechanical properties (soil mechanics and rock mechanics), either in situ or
from samples.

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