Origin, growth, and deformation of the earth’s crust. Rock cycle, seafloor spreading and plate tectonics. Earthquakes, igneous,
and metamorphic processes and their products. Classification and identification of rocks. Geological age determination and summary of
historical geology. Site investigations and basic field mapping. Introduction to structural geology and continuum mechanics. Stress and strain in rocks. Faults, joints, and folds. Case histories of geological problems in engineering.