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Geotechnical Engineering Concepts Overview

The document discusses topics in geotechnical engineering including particle shapes, rock types, clay minerals, soil properties, and soil formation processes. Specifically, it lists the three major particle shapes, three basic rock types, two clay mineral units, characteristics of organic soils, and properties of dune sand. It also lists fifteen soil formation processes involving slope movement, landslides, metamorphism, sedimentation, transportation by water, glaciers, and wind. Finally, it indicates there will be a brief discussion of the rock cycle, Bowen's reaction series, and the three main rock types: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.

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Geotechnical Engineering Concepts Overview

The document discusses topics in geotechnical engineering including particle shapes, rock types, clay minerals, soil properties, and soil formation processes. Specifically, it lists the three major particle shapes, three basic rock types, two clay mineral units, characteristics of organic soils, and properties of dune sand. It also lists fifteen soil formation processes involving slope movement, landslides, metamorphism, sedimentation, transportation by water, glaciers, and wind. Finally, it indicates there will be a brief discussion of the rock cycle, Bowen's reaction series, and the three main rock types: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.

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St.

Paul University Surigao


St. Paul University System
8400 Surigao City, Philippines

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING I

A.
1. The three major categories of particle shape.
2. The three basic types of rocks.
3. The two basic units of Clay Minerals.
4. Characteristics of organic soils.
5. The typical properties of dune sand.
6. The two major categories of alluvial soil deposits.

B.
1. Residual soils on a steep natural slope can move slowly downward.
2. Soil deposits formed by landslides.
3. When the downward soil movement is sudden and rapid.
4. The process of changing the composition and texture of rocks by heat and pressure.
5. It is formed from calcite and dolomite by recrystallization.
6. Sedimentary rock can be formed by chemical process.
7. Formed by deposition in the seas
8. Formed by transportation and deposition of glaciers
9. Transported by running water and deposited along streams
10. Soils formed by the weathered products at their place of origin
11. Derived from the greek word maiandros.
12. The abandoned meander, when filled with water.
13. The sand and silt-size particles carried by the river are deposited along the banks to
form ridges.
14. A general term applied to the deposits laid down by glaciers.
15. An Aeolian deposit consisting of silt and silt-sized particles.

C. Brief discussion of the following:

1. ROCK CYCLE
2. BOWEN’S REACTION SERIES
3. IGNEOUS ROCK
4. SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
5. METAMORPHIC ROCKS

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