Learning outcome unit:

  • On completion of this unit , a student shall be able to:
  •       Knowledge about the importance of engineering geology in civil engineering
  •       Ability to understand about element of mineralogy for better understanding rock and three types of rock that make the earth’s outer solid surface
  •       Ability to understand the geological structures for the stability of civil engineering work
  •      Knowledge about the geological dating, geological time scale and the geology of Myanmar for Civil Engineers
  •       Ability to understand plate tectonics and its related earthquakes help in planning and carrying out major civil engineering works
  • Ability to understand how the soil materials are formed in nature, the physical and engineering properties of soil, and the physical properties of rock