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Give a brief account of the importance of geology in civil engineering. Explain your answer by giving suitable example.

Answer» Rocks are used in the formation of foundation or base of civil engineering projects, because the rocks are more stable and having high strength (1). The branch of geology that deals with application of geological knowledge to civil engineering projects is known as geological engineering or engineering geology (2). Engineering geologists are needed wherever an understanding of rock properties and geological structures is required, i.e. road construction, building foundations, dam construction etc (3). The local geology of an area is important when planning a major construction (4). The geology of an area represents the location and nature of any civil engineering structures (5). Natural hazards (earthquake, landslide, and tsunami) are originated and produce the deformation on surface of earth. Natural hazards cannot be prevented, but its prediction is determining (6). Different type of rocks &there uses: Rocks are the naturally solid aggregate of minerals (7). Since the crust of the earth is composed of rocks, a rock may be defined as a unit of the earth crust (8). Minerals are only responsible for the formation of rocks (9).civil engineers need to know the properties of rocks, to many type of rocks for used many purpose (as foundation rock, as building stone, as road rock or metal etc) (10). Petrology is the branch of geology which deals the study of rocks such as formation, classification, and occurrence (11). There are three types of rocks on the basis of their origination.


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