Assignment CE 206 1
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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI Department of Civil Engineering CE 206 Geotechnical Engineering - I Assignment 1 Due Date: 29-1-14 1. Define the following. (a) Geotechnical Engineering (b) Soil Mechanics (c) Rock Mechanics 2. Write in brief about the history of Geotechnical Engineering. 3. Write in short about Earth formation and layers of the Earth. 4. Discuss about different types of Rock and their constituting minerals. 5. What is weathering? Explain different weathering processes.
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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI Department of Civil Engineering
CE 206 Geotechnical Engineering - I Assignment 1 Due Date: 29-1-14 1. Define the following.
(a) Geotechnical Engineering (b) Soil Mechanics (c) Rock Mechanics
2. Write in brief about the history of Geotechnical Engineering.
3. Write in short about Earth formation and layers of the Earth.
4. Discuss about different types of Rock and their constituting minerals.
5. What is weathering? Explain different weathering processes.