Week 1: Concept of Intact rock, discontinuities and rock mass. Scale effects and rock strength.
Week 2: Index properties of intact rock and their correlations: Porosity, Density, Point load Index, Schmidt Hammer Rebound test, Compressive, shear & tensile strength, Slake Durability test, Poisson’s ratio.
Week 3: Discontinuities: Types, Orientation, Spacing, RQD by direct and indirect methods, Block size, Persistence, Roughness, Aperture, Filling, Matching.
Week 4: Rock mass classification and their correlations: Rock mass rating, Q-system, Rock mass index, Geological strength index, Slope mass rating, Continuous Slope mass rating, Chinese slope mass rating.
Week 5: Slope stability rating, Q-slope, Concept of Rockfall hazard rating system.
Week 6: Engineering soil: Specific gravity, Geotechnical characteristics of clay minerals in soil, Soil gradation, Consistency limits and their measurements, Plasticity index, Liquidity index, Activity.
Week 7: Classification of soil: Textural, AASHTO and Unified soil classification.
Week 8: Shear strength of soil: Basic principles of Direct shear and triaxial test.
Foundations: Types, Stress distribution and bearing capacity.
Week 9: Landslides: Classification, Causes, Monitoring, Reporting landslides, Remedial measures.
Week 10: Dams: Parts, Geological and Geotechnical requirements, Forces on dam site.
Reservoirs: Geotechnical investigations and rim stability, leakage, Capacity and siltation. Remedial measures to control siltation, Reservoir induced seismicity.
Week 11: Tunnels: Parts, Classification, Payline, Lining and overbreak, Stand-up time, Geological and geotechnical consideration, Problems and treatment of soft and hard ground during tunnelling.
Week 12: Geological and geotechnical investigations for Coastlines and Bridges.
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