Effect of Rock Structure and Composition on Weathering
Rock structure includes joints, beding planes, folds, fractures, and faults. Rocks containing these structures will be easily subjected to weathering. There are certain elements which are included in rock composition. Some rocks will weather quickly and some slowly e.g. acidic rocks weather more quickly than basic ones. It includes the meteorological elements effect on rocks
Weathering - Definition and Types of Weathering
It is the process of weakening rock and producing a rock waste or soil cover. Weathering occurs when rocks and minerals comes in contact with the atmosphere, organic life and suicidal water. Essential feature of weathering is that it affects rocks in-situ (in place) and no transportation of material is involved. A part of rainfall always snips into the soil on the covered rocksThe Geological Cycle of Rock formation
Geological cycle includes many processes acting simultaneously. The most important of these begin with molten magma from within the earth forming into rock, then continue with rocks being broken down into soil, and that soil being converted back into rock.
Geological Faults and its Types
The faults in which the slip takes place along the direction of the slip is called dip slip fault in the dip slip fault net slip is parallel to the dip of fault... The faults in which the slip takes place along the direction of the strike is called dip slip fault in the dip slip fault net slip is parallel to the strike fault... When the net slip is neither parallel to strike nor parallel to the dip
Engineering Geology & Seismology
Seismology is study of the generation, propagation and recording of the elastic waves and the source that produce them. Engineering geology is the application of geological data, techniques and principles to the study of rock and soil surfacing materials, and ground water. This is essential for the proper location, planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of engineering structures.
