Course Introduction to Geology and Geotechnics

1. Van Bemmelem, R.W. (1949), The Geology of Indonesia, Vol. IA, General Geology of Indonesia and Adjacent Archipelagoes, Government Printing Office, The Hague
2. Waltham, A.C. (1994), Foundations of Engineering Geology, Blackie Academic & Professional
3. Das, B.M. (2002), Principle of Geotechnical Engineering, 5th edition, Brooks/Cole, Thomson learning
4. Craig R.F. (1992), Soil Mechanics, 5th Edition, Chapman & Hall
5. Hardiyatmo, H.C. (2004), Mekanika Tanah I, UGM Press, Yogyakarta

This course contains geology for Civil Engineering, geological cycle, igneous rock, surface process, sediment rock, metamorphic rock; geological structure, geological map and section, interpretation of geological map, tectonic plate, disaster (earthquake, volcano), rock in Indonesia, weathering and soil, flood plain and alluvium, glacial deposit, regional climate and local geological characteristics, coastal process, ground water, rock strength and rock mass, land land subsidence (soil, limestone, mining area), rock excavation, tunnel in rocks, stone and aggregate.

The students are expected to understand about soil, rock as construction materials in civil engineering, geological structure of soil, fault, joint and origin of soil and rock.

An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to have data analysis and Interpretation

1. Definition of geology and geotechnics
2. The order of the earth
3. Rocks and minerals
4. Igneous, sediment and volcanic rocks
5. Transformation and age of rocks
6. Geological structure
7. Landscape
8. Erosion and measurement methods
9. Ground water movement
10. Erosion and landslide management
11. Geological investigation