Earth Sciences for Civil Engineering. Instructor: Prof. Javed N. Malik, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur.
September 26, 2023
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Description
The course introduces the student to basic principles of geosciences and their applications in civil engineering. The modules of this course will help the student to have better understanding towards the interior of the earth, earth system and its process. Topics covered in this course include Introduction of Earth Sciences, Plate Movement and Plate Boundaries, Minerals and Different Types of Rocks, Rock Types and their Properties, Seismology and the Internal Structure of the Earth, and Geological Structures. (from nptel.ac.in)
Course Curriculum
- Lecture 01 – Introduction to Geosciences in Civil Engineering Unlimited
- Lecture 02 – Introduction to Geosciences in Civil Engineering (cont.), Plate Tectonics Unlimited
- Lecture 03 – Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift, Part 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 04 – Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift, Part 3 Unlimited
- Lecture 05 – Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift, Part 4 Unlimited
- Lecture 06 – Rock-Forming Minerals and their Properties Unlimited
- Lecture 07 – Rock-types and their Properties, Part 1 Unlimited
- Lecture 08 – Rock-types and their Properties, Part 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 09 – Rock-types and their Properties, Part 3 Unlimited
- Lecture 10 – Rock-types and their Properties, Part 4 Unlimited
- Lecture 11 – Rock-types and their Properties, Part 5 Unlimited
- Lecture 12 – Rock-types and their Properties, Part 6 Unlimited
- Lecture 13 – Seismology and the Internal Structure of the Earth, Part 1 Unlimited
- Lecture 14 – Seismology and the Internal Structure of the Earth, Part 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 15 – Seismology and the Internal Structure of the Earth, Part 3 Unlimited
- Lecture 16 – Seismology and the Internal Structure of the Earth, Part 4 Unlimited
- Lecture 17 – Geological Structures, Part 1 Unlimited
- Lecture 18 – Geological Structures, Part 2 Unlimited
- Lecture 19 – Geological Structures, Part 3 Unlimited
- Lecture 20 – Geological Structures, Part 4 Unlimited
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