Geology for Engineers 2011 - 3A8
This page covers lectures and labs given by Dr Quentin Crowley and Dr Paul Byrne. Contact Bruce Misstear (x2212) for details of the course covering hydrogeology.
Lectures
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 10-11am, M17
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Hilary term Week 1 (17/01/11) |
Lecture 1 | Planet Earth |
Planet Earth |
| Lecture 2 | Minerals & Rocks (I) |
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| Lecture 3 | Minerals & Rocks (II) |
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| Hilary term Week 2 (24/01/11) | Lecture 4 | Minerals & Rocks (III) |
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| Lecture 5 | Earth's mantle |
Earth's mantle | |
| Lecture 6 | Continental Drift |
Continental drift & plate tectonics |
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| Hilary term Week 3 (31/01/11) | Lecture 7 | Plate Tectonics |
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| Lecture 8 | Geology of Ireland (I) |
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| Lecture 9 | Geology of Ireland (II) | ||
| Hilary term Week 4 (07/02/11) | Lecture 10 | Sedimentary basins 1 |
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| Lecture 11 | Sedimentary basins 2 |
Sedimentary basins |
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| Lecture 12 | Hydrocarbons | Hydrocarbon generation & exploration | |
| Hilary term Week 5 (14/02/11) | Lecture 13 | Volcanoes (I) | Magma generation & volcanoes |
| Lecture 14 | Volcanoes (II) |
Mount St Helens case study |
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| Lecture 15 | Irish landscape |
"Tortoises & Hares" paper |
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| Hilary term Week 6 (21/02/11) | Lecture 16 | Earthquake seismology |
Earthquake seismology |
| Lecture 17 | Earthquake prediction |
Earthquake prediction | |
| Lecture 18 | Glaciers & glacial deposits |
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| Hilary term Week 7 (28/02/11) | READING WEEK – NO LECTURES | |
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| Hilary term Week 8 (07/03/11) | Lecture 19 | Hydrogeology* |
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| Lecture 20 | Hydrogeology* |
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| Lecture 21 | Hydrogeology* |
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| Hilary term Week 9 (14/03/11) | Lecture 22 | Hydrogeology* | |
| Lecture 23 | Hydrogeology* | ||
| Hilary term Week 10 (21/03/11) | Lecture 24 |
Hydrogeology* |
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| Lecture 25 | The Solar System |
Plate deformation (faults & folds) |
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| Lecture 26 | Planetary Volcanism |
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| Lecture 27 | Deformation of the plates | ||
| Hilary term Week 11 (28/03/11) | Lecture 28 | Coastlines | North Norfolk coast case study |
| Lecture 29 | Radon | ||
| Lecture 30 | Natural Radiation | ||
| Hilary term Week 12 (04/04/11) | Lecture 31 | Revision Lecture 1 | |
| Lecture 32 | Revision Lecture 2 | ||
| Lecture 33 | Introduction to Killiney |
Practicals
Tuesday 2-5pm, Geology Main LabHilary term Week 2 (25/01/11) Practical 1 Rock Identification (I)
Hilary term Week 3 (01/02/11) Practical 2 Rock Identification (II)
Hilary term Week 4 (08/02/11) Practical 3 Geological Mapwork (I)
Hilary term Week 5 (15/02/11) Practical 4 Geological Mapwork (II)
Field Trip
There will be a field trip to Killiney during Hilary term week 12 – date and time to be confirmed. Killiney handout
*Hydrogeology lectures will be given by Bruce Misstear. Timetable may differ for these lectures.