JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Pre-requisites

Nil

Course objectives:

• To provide practical knowledge about physical properties of minerals and rocks.
• To determine the characteristics of cement, Coarse & Fine aggregates.

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

• Understands the method and ways of investigations required for Civil Engineering projects
• Identify the various rocks, minerals depending on geological classifications
• Evaluate the properties of cement, fine and coarse aggregates and determine its suitability for construction.

List of Experiments:

• 1. Identification of Minerals – Silica Group, Feldspar Group, Crystalline Group, Carbonate Group, Pyroxene Group, Mica Group, Amphibole Group.
• 2. Identification of Rocks – Igneous Petrology, Sedimentary Petrology, Metamorphic Petrology.
• 3. 1. Study of topographical features from Geological maps. Identification of symbols in maps.
• 2. Simple structural Geology Problems (Folds, Faults & Unconformities)
• 4. Tests on Cement
• a. Fineness test & Normal Consistency test.
• b. Specific gravity test, Initial and Final setting time of cement.
• 5. Tests on Fine Aggregates
• a. Specific Gravity test.
• b. Bulking of sand & Fineness modulus of Fine aggregate.
• 6. Tests on Coarse Aggregate
• a. Specific Gravity test.
• b. Fineness modulus of Coarse aggregate.

TEXT BOOK:

• 1. IS 383 :1993 “Specification for Coarse and Fine Aggregates from Natural Sources for Concrete”.