Anna University B.Tech GI (R13) 3rd Sem Geology for Geoinformatics Detailed Syllabus

Geology for Geoinformatics Syllabus for B.Tech 3rd sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.

The detailed syllabus for Geology for Geoinformatics B.Tech (R13) thirdsem is as follows

OBJECTIVES :

To familiarize the students about the various geological and Geomorphological methods and the exploration techniques of various minerals, rocks, ores and natural hazards.

UNIT I : INTRODUCTION     [9 hours]
Geology for natural resources inventory – Branches of geology – Scope. Interior of the Earth, Stratigraphic sequence, weathering, Introduction to geological structures, Plate Tectonics – Earth quake and volcanic belts in India.

UNIT II : GEOMORPHOLOGY     [9 hours]
Landforms and geomorphic processes – Classification and description of Structural, Denudational, Fluvial, Glacial, Aeolian, and Coastal landforms. Drainage pattern and morphometry.

UNIT III : PETROLOGY    [9 hours]
Classification and description of rocks – Forms and mode of occurrence of rocks – Physical properties of important rocks and ore forming minerals –distribution of economic minerals in India.

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TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES: At the end of the course the student will be able to understand

• The structure of earth and geological structures
• The concepts of various geomorphic units and rock types
• The use of geophysical and remote sensing methods for natural resources inventory
• Various natural hazards and application of remote sensing

TEXTBOOKS:

• Varghese, P.C., ” Engineering Geology for Civil Engineering” Prentice Hall of India Learning Private Limited, New Delhi, 2012.
• Venkatareddy. D. “Engineering Geology”, Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. 2010.
• N. Chenna Kesavulu. “Textbook of Engineering Geology”, Macmillan India Ltd., 2009.
• Parbin Singh. “A Text book of Engineering and General Geology”, Katson publishing house, Ludhiana, 2009.
• Arnaud Gerkens, J.C. “Foundation of exploration geophysics”. Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier; New York, NY, USA., 2002.
• Pandey S.N., “Principles and Applications of Photo geology”: New Age International Private Ltd., New Delhi. 1988.

REFERENCES:

• Ravi P. Gupta, “Remote Sensing Geology”, Springer-Verlag New York, 2002.
• Robert J.Twiss, Eldridge. M.Moores, ” Structural Geology” W.H.Freeman and Co New York 2007.
• Bloom, A.L. “Geomorphology: A systematic analysis of late Cenozoic landforms. Waveland press, INC. Long Grove, Illinois. 1998.
• Sabins F.F. “Remote Sensing, Principles and Interpretation 1996 W.H. Freeman and Co.

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