CIVL 3700  Geology for Civil  Engineers [3-0-3:3]

 

The course provides introduction to minerals, rocks, structural geology, engineering in geological materials, and introduction to basic soil mechanics for civil engineers. Topic includes: The earth system, rock forming minerals, igneous process, sedimentation, metamorphism, structural geology, soil formation and phase relationships, physical properties of soils, soil classification, clay minerals and soil structure, soil compaction. The course also include six laboratory experiments and two field trips.

 

Lecture Videos -- Geology on the Go

 

 

HKUST Publishing Technology Center kindly provides lecture video capture so you can view CIVL3700 lectures on the go. All video URLs are viewable in iPhone/ iPod/ iPad/ Android mobile device. These videos are password protected and the HKUST ITSC account is needed for login. Windows media player is needed to play the videos.

 

Week 1	Plate Tectonics & Earth System	4 Sep 2013	6 Sept 2013
Week 2	Rock-forming Minerals	11 Sep 2013	13 Sep 2013
Week 3	Igneous Rocks	18 Sep 2013	Holiday
Week 4	Igneous Rocks	25 Sep 2013	27 Sep 2013
Week 5	Sedimentary Rocks	2 Oct 2013	4 Oct 2013
Week 6	Metamorphic Rocks	No Class	11 Oct 2013
Week 7	Structural Geology	16 Oct 2013	18 Oct 2013
Week 8	Structural Geology	23 Oct 2013	25 Oct 2013
Week 9	Structural Geology / Soil Formation	30 Oct 2013	1 Nov 2013
	Midterm Exam (Nov. 1, 2013)
Week 10	Phase Relation	6 Nov 2013	8 Nov 2013
Week 11	Soil Classification	13 Nov 2013	15 Nov 2013
Week 12	Clay Minerals and Soil Structure	20 Nov 2013	22 Nov 2013
Week 13	Soil Compaction	27 Nov 2013	29 Nov 2013
	Final Exam

 

 

 

Geology Laboratory -- Get Your Hand Dirty

The following six laboratory sessions will be arranged to put your hand on rocks and soils:

Lab 1. Minerals and Igneous Rock Identification

Lab 2. Sedimentary / Metamorphic Rocks Identification

Lab 3. Grain Size Distribution (Sieve Test) and Specific Gravity Test

Lab 4. Grain size distribution (hydrometer test)

Lab 5. Atterberg's limits test

Lab 6. Soil compaction test

 

Geology Field Trips -- Learn from the Nature

 

In the class, we organize two geology field trips to explore the diversity of rock formation and geological features in Hong Kong. 

 

Field Trip 1:Volcanic Rocks

HKUST Campus tour; High Island Reservoir [Field Trip 1 Guide]

 

Field Trip 2: Sedimentary rocks

Lai Chi Chong, Ap Chau, Ping Chau [Field Trip 2 Guide]

 

 

Oct 20, 2013 Geology Field Trip Group Photo at Lai Chi Chong [download the big file here (8 MB)]

 

 

Nov. 20, 2010 geology field trip to Ping Chau, photo with only a small group of students.

 

Marching over layers of siltstone by the ocean (Ping Chau Formation)

 

 

Praying for getting a grade "A" under a wave erosion arch (Ap Chau)