EnvE/GeoE/Earth 153: Earth Engineering
Spring 2016
Lecture 5: Soils, Soil Hazards, & Land
Subsidence
Andr Unger, P.Eng.
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Waterloo, Canada
1
The soil profile
Soil scientists (pedologists)
classi
WATERLOO CASES IN DESIGN ENGINEERING | UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO | 1
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CASE ASSIGNMENT
Lyndia Stacey, Filzah Nasir and Andre Unger
Given the history and current flooding issues in Cambridge, flood management is an important conce
Mineral Identification
Lustre
Color
Hardness
Cleavage or Fracture
Other Diagnostic Features
Name
Mineral Identification
Lustre
Color
Hardness
Cleavage or Fracture
Other Diagnostic Features
Name
Mineral Identification
Lustre
Color
Hardness
Cleavage or Frac
EnvE/GeoE/Earth 153: Earth Engineering
Spring 2016
Lecture 1: Introduction
Andr Unger, P.Eng.
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Waterloo, Canada
1
Textbook(s)
purchase through bookstore
reference only (do not purchase)
2
Why st
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Do you choose between embankment fill, clean
sand, and sand and gravel?
How do we determine the size of the sand drain?
Do we choose between sand drains and wick
drains?
How do we apply the 95% modified proctor?
EnvE/GeoE/Earth 153: Earth Engineering
Spring 2016
Lecture 12: Igneous Rocks and
Processes
Andr Unger, P.Eng.
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Waterloo, Canada
1
Intrusive processes
Types of plutons:
tabular thin in one
dime
EnvE/GeoE/Earth 153: Earth Engineering
Spring 2016
Lecture 19: Groundwater
Andr Unger, P.Eng.
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Waterloo, Canada
1
Groundwater
Freshwater is a fundamental resource for our society:
drinking
sa
EnvE/GeoE/Earth 153: Earth Engineering
Spring 2016
Lecture 2: Minerals
Andr Unger, P.Eng.
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Waterloo, Canada
1
Minerals, rocks & soils
Every civil engineering structure built
on this Earth must
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EnvE/GeoE/Earth 153: Earth Engineering
Spring 2016
Lecture 7: Unified Soil Classification
System
Andr Unger, P.Eng.
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Waterloo, Canada
1
Soil classification systems
opening size: 4.75 mm (No. 4 s
WATERLOO CASES IN DESIGN ENGINEERING | UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO | 1
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FLOOD MANAGEMENT IN THE GRAND
RIVER WATERSHED
Lyndia Stacey, Filzah Nasir and Andre Unger
The Grand River is located in southwestern Ontario; it stretches 280
Lecture 1
Challenges of the 21st Century:
1. Population Growth
population is increasing
2. Energy
biggest energy consumers
-Canada
-USA
- Saudi Arabia
- Australia
- Belguim
- Iceland
-Unknown land x2
3. Water
Fresh water is a non renewable resource that i
Groundwater
Freshwater is a fundamental resource for our society:
- Drinking
- Sanitation
- Agriculture
- Industry
- Recreation
After surface water, groundwater is the only alternative for obtaining large amounts of freshwater at a
reasonable cost.
Porosi
All infrastructures interact with: soil/rock, water, atmosphere; thus, we study earth engineering
Challenges of the 21st century
1. Population growth; where are these people going to live?!
2. Energy; where do we ge
CivE 153 Winter 2016 Term Test #2
Name: _
ID: _
1. (4 marks) Name four features on the figure denoted as a. b. c. and d.:
a. (type of plate margin)_
b. (type of plate margin)_
c. (type of lithosphere)_
d. (type of lithosphere)_
a.
b.
c.
d
EnvE/GeoE/Earth 153: Earth Engineering
Spring 2016
Lecture 16: Mechanics of Rock
Materials
Andr Unger, P.Eng.
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Waterloo, Canada
1
Stress
Stress when a force ! [$] is applied to a
solid over a s
EnvE/GeoE/Earth 153: Earth Engineering
Spring 2016
Lecture 18: Mechanics of Rock
Materials
Andr Unger, P.Eng.
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Waterloo, Canada
1
Direct shear test
In a direct shear test, the failure plane is
EnvE/GeoE/Earth 153: Earth Engineering
Spring 2016
Lecture 13: Sedimentary Rocks and
Processes
Andr Unger, P.Eng.
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Waterloo, Canada
1
Origin of sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary rocks constitute ab
EnvE/GeoE/Earth 153: Earth Engineering
Spring 2016
Lecture 10: The Earth and its Systems
Andr Unger, P.Eng.
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Waterloo, Canada
1
Atmospheric circulation
The sun provides
energy to the earths
sur
EnvE/GeoE/Earth 153: Earth Engineering
Spring 2016
Lecture 20: Groundwater
Andr Unger, P.Eng.
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Waterloo, Canada
1
Darcys law under field conditions
What is the total discharge ! [$% & ]
across
EnvE/GeoE/Earth 153: Earth Engineering
Spring 2016
Lecture 17: Mechanics of Rock
Materials
Andr Unger, P.Eng.
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Waterloo, Canada
1
Mohrs circle
General equations for shear and normal stresses
2
EnvE/GeoE/Earth 153: Earth Engineering
Spring 2016
Lecture 11: Igneous Rocks and
Processes
Andr Unger, P.Eng.
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Waterloo, Canada
1
Volcanoes and plate tectonics
Volcanoes occur at:
Divergent pl
EnvE/GeoE/Earth 153: Earth Engineering
Spring 2016
Lecture 6: Unified Soil Classification
System
Andr Unger, P.Eng.
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Waterloo, Canada
1
Sieve & hydrometer analysis
Coefficient of
uniformity:
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CivE 153 Winter 2016 Term Test #1
Name: _
ID: _
1. (4 marks) Name four challenges of the 21st century:
a. _
b. _
c. _
d. _
2. (2 marks) The distribution of water on the Earth in order of volume is:
a. Oceans > Freshwater lakes > Ice caps
EnvE/GeoE/Earth 153: Earth Engineering
Spring 2016
Lecture 13: Sedimentary Rocks and
Processes
Andr Unger, P.Eng.
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Waterloo, Canada
1
Origin of sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary rocks constitute ab
EnvE/GeoE/Earth 153: Earth Engineering
Spring 2016
Lecture 4: Weathering and Erosion
Andr Unger, P.Eng.
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Waterloo, Canada
1
Weathering & erosion
Weathering: mechanical and chemical breakdown of
