G 570 Engineering Geology

Applications of geological information to engineering problems: soil mechanics, rock mechanics, construction materials, groundwater and construction, instrumentation, exploration, terrain models, landslide analysis. Three hours of lecture and two hours of lab per week. Labs stress quantitative analysis. One day field trip explores landslides of the Portland area.

Credits

4

Slash Listed Courses

Also offered for undergraduate-level credit as G 470 and may be taken only once for credit.

Corequisite

G 570L