Geology and its Branches part 1
GEOLOGYGeology is the Scientific Study of the Earth in some books it is synonymous to Earth Sciences and Geo- Sciences and in som…
Browse all muhammad-bilal-310's Blog Posts
Rocks Engineering part 4
METAMORPHIC ROCKSDynamic Metamorphism: It is associated with the zones of high to moderate strain such as Fault Zones The textu…
Rocks Engineering part 3
METAMORPHIC ROCKSTemperature: Rocks are made up of various minerals which are usually stable below or up to the temperature of 200…
Rocks Engineering part 2
Miscellaneous Sedimentary Rocks: (iii) Iron Ore: iron ores of Sedimentary Origin, chiefly hematite Fe2O3(iv) Flint Chert: (a) Fli…
Rocks Engineering part 1
IGNEOUS ROCKS: TYPES OF DYKESUnconformity: A buried erosional or non-depositional surface separating two rock masses or strata of …
Rocks Geology
Rocks: Defined as: Natural solid massive aggregates of minerals which form the Earth Crust. PetrologyA professional Civil Engineer…
Earth Quake Engineering
Earths coreThe Crust has a thickness of about 10 to 40 km. It is mostly made up of light silicates with an average g = 3 g/cm3.The…
Dam Engineering part 3
Stresses in Rock MassesAt shallow depths, horizontal insitu stress are generally higher than vertical stresses.Field evidence of t…
Dam Engineering part 2
Embankment DamEarth or rock with impermeable coreCore of clay or concrete, extended below groundSafest of all dam types against th…
Dam Engineering
MAIN THINGS BEFORE CONSTRUCTION ReservoirsSite selectionLeakage from reservoirsSedimentationStability: effect of raised WTDamsForc…
