Calendar: 1957-1958 Page 192

194 FACULTY OF ENGINEEBENG studies Railways-layout design and maintenance of permanent way Foundations-piling-tunnelling-design and construction of dams- earthworks Rainfall-run-off-storage-flooding-drainage-irriga- tion Water supply and water treatment Sewerage-sewage treat- ment Docks harbours and airports Engineering Geology One lecture per week throughout the session two hours practical work per week during Michaelmas and Lent terms The course provides general introduction to geology in all aspects relevant to engineering including the following -The larger surface features of the Earth Processes of weathering denudation and deposition The cycle of erosion Vulcanicity and earth movements Structural geology Outlines of British stratigraphy Nature origin and occurrence of sedimentary igneous and metamorphic rocks Con- structional materials-roadstones building stones brick clays roofing slate concrete aggregate lime and cement Geology of water supply Practical work includes the study of geological maps and the recog- nition of common rocks and minerals in hand specimens and under the microscope Field Class Class for field-work in Geology is held during the session and is regarded as an integral part of the course Engineering Metallurgy Lecture Course in Engineering Metallurgy combined with Labora- tory Work is held throughout the session Lectures The constitution and microstructure of the iron-carbon alloys and the principal non-ferrous alloys Detailed study of selected alloys including plain carbon steels alloy steels brasses bronzes aluminium alloys bearing metals The influence of mechanical and heat treatment on the structure and properties of these materials The investigation of defects and failures Specifications Laboratory Metallographic study of the alloys dealt with in the lectures including preparation of the necessary specimens Heat treatment PART ΠΙ Theory op Structures One lecture per week during Michaelmas and Lent terms Design and Computation Class One half-day per week in the above terms Strain energy methods applied to redundant structures Analysis of continuous frames by moment distribution-slope deflection-column analogy Secondary stresses An introduction to relaxation methods Elements of plastic theory The Vierendeel girder The suspension