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GEOE 300 Geological Engineering Field School Units: 4.00
An intensive one-week course taken at the end of August before the start of third year. Teams of students design and implement a geological engineering field investigation program to produce and interpret geological field maps. NOTE: The cost of accommodation, transportation and food will be borne by the student. Please consult the Departmental website for more information regarding estimated field trip costs.
K4(Lec: Yes, Lab: Yes, Tut: Yes)
K4(Lec: Yes, Lab: Yes, Tut: Yes)
Requirements: Prerequisites: GEOE 221 and GEOE 235 and GEOE 238 and GEOE 281, or permission of instructor
Corequisites:
Exclusions:
Offering Term: F
CEAB Units:
Mathematics 0
Natural Sciences 4
Complementary Studies 8
Engineering Science 24
Engineering Design 12
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate knowledge of and facility with basic field and advanced field mapping skills, orienteering skills and field data collection including geological, geomechanical, geophysical and hydrological data.
- Demonstrate proficiency in accurate structural measurement, thin section rock analysis, geophysical interpretation, geotechnical characterization, mapping protocols.
- Identify, Differentiate and Compare rock types in the field with complications due to weathering, deformation and ground cover.
- Interpret and Defend a model for complex geology in 4D based on field data.
- Apply knowledge to solve geotechnical, geoenvironmental, resource and hydrogeological Design problems.
- Synthesize all findings into a geological history and engineering roadmap for future engineering Design, development and/or remediation.
- Plan, Design, Evaluate and Implement, Optimize (Revise-Design) an evolving site investigation program in the field.
- Justify, Defend a written Report on the geological model at different scales and on resource and engineering implications.