Module 1: Fundamentals of Geology, Study of Minerals and Rocks [5 Practicals = 15 hrs]

1. Study of silicate minerals in hand specimens and interpretation of their uses and roles for rocks and soil stability

2. Study of non-silicate minerals in hand specimens and interpretation of their economic importance and roles for rocks and soil stability

3. Study of sedimentary rocks in hand specimens and interpretation of depositional environment

4. Study of igneous rocks in hand specimens and interpretation of the formational and environmental history

5. Study of metamorphic rocks in hand specimens and interpretation of uses for environmental protection and development

Module 2: Geological Structures, Land Features and Mapping [6 Practicals = 18 hrs]

6. Study of geological structures in a 3D model and analysing the impacts of those structures in natural environment

7. Study of different features of the geological map and its importance for the development activities

8. Study of the environmental geological map, methods of preparation, and its importance

9. Classification of soil after laboratory analysis (sieve analysis) of the soil sample

Module 3: Geological Data Collection, Data Input and Interpretation of Result [4 Practicals + 1 Day Field = 21 hrs]

10. Study of discontinuity analysis of rocks

11. Study of discontinuities plotting methods in the stereographic net

12. Study of slope stability analysis by using the stereographic projection method

13. Study of geomorphology and geological data collection in the field

Module 4: Natural Hazard Mapping and Interpretation of Result [6 Practicals = 18 hrs]

14. Study of landslide hazard by preparing a landslide hazard map

15. Preparation and interpretation of flood hazard map

Module 5: Hydrological Analyses [6 Practicals = 18 hrs]

16. Interpretation of raw meteorological data obtained from DHM

17. Estimation of average rainfall by isohyetal and Thiessen polygon methods

18. Estimation of water balance of a given station by the Thornthwaite method

19. Data handling, formatting, and management for Surfer and CropWAT software

20. Preparation of climatic and solar radiation maps of Nepal by using Surfer software

21. Analysis of crop water requirement by using the CropWAT model

References

1. Díez-Herrero, A., Laín-Huerta, L., & Llorente-Isidro, M. (2009). A handbook on flood hazard mapping methodologies. Geological Survey of Spain.
2. Highland, L.M., & Bobrowsky, P. (2008). The landslide handbook: A guide to understanding landslides. U.S. Geological Survey (http://www.oas.org/dsd/publications/unit/oea66e/ch10.htm).
3. Lisle, R.J., & Leyshon, P.R. (2004). Stereographic projection techniques for geologists and civil engineers. Cambridge University Press; 2nd edition.
4. Rai, S.M. (2011). Study of rocks and minerals in a hand specimen.
5. Tamrakar, N. (2011). Practical mineralogy. Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University.