Engineering Geology and Soil Mechanics 2Table of Contents1.Task 1.................................................................................................................................................41.1.Task 1.1: Modes of formation, and classification and description of different rock types...41.1.1.Sedimentary rocks................................................................................................................41.1.2.Igneous rocks.......................................................................................................................41.1.3.Metamorphic rocks..............................................................................................................51.2.Task 1.2: Common rock forming minerals and susceptibility to weathering........................51.3.Task 1.3: Common usage of rock and un-cemented sediments for construction..................72.Task 2.................................................................................................................................................92.1.Task 2.1: Soil descriptions for in-situ and sampled.................................................................92.1.1.In-situ soil materials.............................................................................................................92.1.2.Sampled soil materials.......................................................................................................102.2.Task 2.2: Classification of soils...............................................................................................112.2.1.Geological classification....................................................................................................112.2.2.Soil structure classification................................................................................................112.2.3.Unified system...................................................................................................................122.2.4.Grain-size classification.....................................................................................................122.2.5.Soil-type classification.......................................................................................................122.3.Task 2.3: How to determine basic soil properties..................................................................122.3.1.Permeability.......................................................................................................................132.3.2.Shear strength....................................................................................................................142.3.3.Consistency limits..............................................................................................................152.3.4.Consolidation.....................................................................................................................162.3.5.Compaction........................................................................................................................162.3.6.Density index.....................................................................................................................162.3.7.Particle size........................................................................................................................162.3.8.Specific gravity..................................................................................................................172.4.Task 2.4: Calculations and graphs relating to basic soil properties.....................................172.4.1.Dry density and water content............................................................................................172.4.2.Particle size and shear strength..........................................................................................182.4.3.Void ratio and permeability...............................................................................................183.Task 3...............................................................................................................................................193.1.Task 3.1: Measures of geotechnical design parameters........................................................19

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