Experience 20years texhing and reserch expireience in geology,enginnering geology for graduate and undergraduate students-reserch guidance,10years field exoireience conducting field camps for geology students=Presently Assistant professor in geolog
Organizations NITK-National Institute of Technology,Surathkal,Mangalore-DK,India
Geology section Dept of Civil Engineering
Publications published 70 reserch papers.( 3 books-1.Engineering Geology for civil Engineers2.Decorative and dimensional stones of India3.Engineering Geology4.under press (commercial Rock Deposits of India)
Question what are the possible effects on construction in rock by the engineering geological conditions of the particular rock mass
Answer VARUN
The application of geology to civil engineering, that is to the preliminary exploration, design construction, operation and maintenance of engineering structures such as dams, tunnels highways, canals and buildings, results in better and less costly engineering structures. This is because such structures are built on rocks and soils, because rocks and soils frequently are the principal materials of construction, and because all the geological conditions at structures sites influence the engineering problems, which must be surmounted. These things must have geological interpretation before the engineer can choose the mETHOD
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Geotechnical features of major dams in India (1982). International association of
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Hukku, B. M., K. C. C. Raju and S. B., Sarma (1972) Problems of engineering geology, India
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Krishnaswamy, V. S. (1974) History and development of engineering geology and
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Venkat Reddy, D. (1995) Engineering geology for civil engineers. Oxford and IBH
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