Lesson 1 Analysis of Consolidated Material (Rocks)
Part A- Sources of Information - En5341a0011
Part B- Rock Type Identification
Figure 1-1. The rock cycle
Figure 1-2. Classification of igneous rocks
Characteristic Intrusive Rock Bodies
Intrusive Rock Types
Relationship of Topography to Intrusive Igneous Rocks
Figure 1-4. Topographic map of Rocky Bar, Idaho
Figure 1-5. Topographic map of Shiprock, New Mexico
Figure 1-6. Topographic map of Elizabethtown, New York
Extrusive Igneous Rocks
Relationship of Topography to Extrusive Igneous Rocks
Figure 1-7. Topographic map of Menan Buttes, Idaho
Figure 1-8. Topographic map of Mauna Loa and Kilauea, Hawaii
Figure 1-9. Topographic map of Mount Rainier, Washington
Figure 1-10. Topographic map of Raton, New Mexico/Colorado
Figure 1-11. Classification of sedimentary rocks
Relationship of Topography to Sandstone Rocks
Relationship of Topography to Shale
Limestone
Engineering Properties of Limestone
Figure 1-12. Topographic map of Mammouth Cave, Kentucky
Figure 1-13. Topographic map of Manati, Puerto Rico
Flat-Lying Interbedded Sedimentary Rocks
Figure 1-14. Topographic map of Soda Canyon, Colorado
Tilted or Folded Interbedded Sedimentary Rocks
Figure 1-15. Tilted sedimentary rocks
Relationship of Topography to Tilted or Folded Interbedded Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Figure 1-18. Classification of metamorphic rocks
Relationship of Topography to Gneiss
Part C- Geological Overlays
Example of a Geologic Overlay
Figure 1-19. Sample of geologic overlay
Figure 1-19. Sample of geologic overlay (continued)
Lesson Practice Exercise - En5341a0046
Answer Sheet For Practice Exercise - En5341a0047
Lesson 2 Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
Part A- Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Erosional Features of Running Water
Figure 2-1. Gully forms associated with various types of geologic material
Figure 2-2. Types of drainage patterns
Figure 2-2. Types of drainage patterns (continued)
Figure 2-3. Comparison of coarse-textured and fine-textured drainage
Depositional Features of Running Water
Figure 2-5. Topographic map of Portage, Montana
Figure 2-6. Topographic map of Campti, Louisiana
Table 2-1. Characteristics of the three stages of stream evolution
Channel Deposits
Figure 2-7. Topographic map of Kokand, Republic of Uzbekistan (Central Asian Republic, former Soviet Union)
Figure 2-8. Topographic map of Waukdon, Iowa/Wisconsin
Figure 2-9. Depositional features of fluvial systems
Figure 2-10. Delta types based on morphology
Figure 2-11. Topographic map of El-Mansura, Egyptian Region, United Arab Republic
Figure 2-12. Erosional features of wave action
Depositional Features Created by Wave Action
Depositional Features Created by Wind Action
Figure 2-14. Dune types based on morphology
Depositional Features Created by Alpine Glaciation
Figure 2-15. Area of alpine glaciation
Figure 2-16. Glaciofluvial deposits associated with alpine glaciers
Figure 2-17. Topographic map of Cordova, Alaska
Figure 2-18. Topographic map of Chief Mountain, Montana
Gravity and Mass Wasting
Figure 2-19. Depositional features associated with continental glaciation
Figure 2-20. Topographic map of Whitewater, Wisconsin
Rapid Erosion of Slopes
Deposition by Mass Wasting
Lesson 2 Practice Exercise - En5341a0080
Lesson 2 Practice Exercise -Cont. - En5341a0082
Answer Sheet For Practice Exercise - En5341a0083
Lesson 3 Analysis of Unconsolidated Materials (Soils)
Part A- Sources of Information - En5341a0085
Part B- Classification of Soils
Classification of Soils Based on Grain Size
Figure 3-1. Sample sieve analysis data sheet
Settling Tube (Wet Mechanical) Analysis
Figure 3-3. Sample grain-size distribution curve from sieve analysis
Classification of Soils Based on Consistency
Figure 3-4. Sample Casagrande Plasticity Chart
Gravels Containing Appreciable Amounts of Fine Material
Table 3-1. Unified soil classification (including identification and description)
Table 3-1. Unified soil classification (including identification and description) (cont) - En5341a0095
Table 3-1. Unified soil classification (including identification and description) (cont) - En5341a0096
Figure 3-6. Particle size distributions of poorly graded soils
Sands Containing Moderate Amounts of Fine Material
Low Plasticity Clay/Silt Mixtures
Part C-Remote InterPretation of Aerial Photography
Analysis of the Effects of Erosion
Part D -Recording Remotely Sensed Soil Information
Figure 3-7. Sample soil factor overlay
Table 3-2. Sample soils data table
Part E - Application of Soil Information
General Engineering Properties
General Engineering Properties -Cont.
Trafficability
Figure 3-8. Structure of a poorly graded soil
Figure 3-9. Structure of a well-graded soil
Table 3-3. Variation of critical layer with respect to vehicle type and weight, soil type, and number of passes required
Figure 3-12. Determination of cone index
Table 3-4. Recording CI values
Figure 3-13. Extraction of a soil sample
Figure 3-14. Transfer of extracted sample to remolding cylinder
Figure 3-15. Undisturbed CI readings on samples within the remolding cylinder
Table 3-5. Chart for recording remolding index values
Figure 3-17. Remolded CI readings on samples within the remolding cylinder
Comparison of Cone Index or Rating Cone Index to Vehicle Cone Index
Figure 3-18. Sample composite soil trafficability reporting chart
Table 3-6. Probable range and means of RCI values for soils under various environmental conditions
Additional Factors Affecting Soil Trafficability
Table 3-7. VCI values for selected military vehicles
Table 3-7. VCI values for selected military vehicles (continued) - En5341a0126
Table 3-7. VCI values for selected military vehicles (continued) - En5341a0127
Table 3-7. VCI values for selected military vehicles (continued) - En5341a0128
Table 3-7. VCI values for selected military vehicles (continued) - En5341a0129
Table 3-7. VCI values for selected military vehicles (continued) - En5341a0130
Table 3-7. VCI values for selected military vehicles (continued) - En5341a0131
Lesson 3 Practice Exercise - En5341a0132
Answer Key and Feedback - En5341a0133
Geologic Analysis
Part A- Sources of Information - En5341a0011
Part B- Rock Type Identification
Figure 1-1. The rock cycle
Figure 1-2. Classification of igneous rocks
Characteristic Intrusive Rock Bodies
Intrusive Rock Types
Relationship of Topography to Intrusive Igneous Rocks
Figure 1-4. Topographic map of Rocky Bar, Idaho
Figure 1-5. Topographic map of Shiprock, New Mexico
Figure 1-6. Topographic map of Elizabethtown, New York
Extrusive Igneous Rocks
Relationship of Topography to Extrusive Igneous Rocks
Figure 1-7. Topographic map of Menan Buttes, Idaho
Figure 1-8. Topographic map of Mauna Loa and Kilauea, Hawaii
Figure 1-9. Topographic map of Mount Rainier, Washington
Figure 1-10. Topographic map of Raton, New Mexico/Colorado
Figure 1-11. Classification of sedimentary rocks
Relationship of Topography to Sandstone Rocks
Relationship of Topography to Shale
Limestone
Engineering Properties of Limestone
Figure 1-12. Topographic map of Mammouth Cave, Kentucky
Figure 1-13. Topographic map of Manati, Puerto Rico
Flat-Lying Interbedded Sedimentary Rocks
Figure 1-14. Topographic map of Soda Canyon, Colorado
Tilted or Folded Interbedded Sedimentary Rocks
Figure 1-15. Tilted sedimentary rocks
Relationship of Topography to Tilted or Folded Interbedded Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Figure 1-18. Classification of metamorphic rocks
Relationship of Topography to Gneiss
Part C- Geological Overlays
Example of a Geologic Overlay
Figure 1-19. Sample of geologic overlay
Figure 1-19. Sample of geologic overlay (continued)
Lesson Practice Exercise - En5341a0046
Answer Sheet For Practice Exercise - En5341a0047
Lesson 2 Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
Part A- Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Erosional Features of Running Water
Figure 2-1. Gully forms associated with various types of geologic material
Figure 2-2. Types of drainage patterns
Figure 2-2. Types of drainage patterns (continued)
Figure 2-3. Comparison of coarse-textured and fine-textured drainage
Depositional Features of Running Water
Figure 2-5. Topographic map of Portage, Montana
Figure 2-6. Topographic map of Campti, Louisiana
Table 2-1. Characteristics of the three stages of stream evolution
Channel Deposits
Figure 2-7. Topographic map of Kokand, Republic of Uzbekistan (Central Asian Republic, former Soviet Union)
Figure 2-8. Topographic map of Waukdon, Iowa/Wisconsin
Figure 2-9. Depositional features of fluvial systems
Figure 2-10. Delta types based on morphology
Figure 2-11. Topographic map of El-Mansura, Egyptian Region, United Arab Republic
Figure 2-12. Erosional features of wave action
Depositional Features Created by Wave Action
Depositional Features Created by Wind Action
Figure 2-14. Dune types based on morphology
Depositional Features Created by Alpine Glaciation
Figure 2-15. Area of alpine glaciation
Figure 2-16. Glaciofluvial deposits associated with alpine glaciers
Figure 2-17. Topographic map of Cordova, Alaska
Figure 2-18. Topographic map of Chief Mountain, Montana
Gravity and Mass Wasting
Figure 2-19. Depositional features associated with continental glaciation
Figure 2-20. Topographic map of Whitewater, Wisconsin
Rapid Erosion of Slopes
Deposition by Mass Wasting
Lesson 2 Practice Exercise - En5341a0080
Lesson 2 Practice Exercise -Cont. - En5341a0082
Answer Sheet For Practice Exercise - En5341a0083
Lesson 3 Analysis of Unconsolidated Materials (Soils)
Part A- Sources of Information - En5341a0085
Part B- Classification of Soils
Classification of Soils Based on Grain Size
Figure 3-1. Sample sieve analysis data sheet
Settling Tube (Wet Mechanical) Analysis
Figure 3-3. Sample grain-size distribution curve from sieve analysis
Classification of Soils Based on Consistency
Figure 3-4. Sample Casagrande Plasticity Chart
Gravels Containing Appreciable Amounts of Fine Material
Table 3-1. Unified soil classification (including identification and description)
Table 3-1. Unified soil classification (including identification and description) (cont) - En5341a0095
Table 3-1. Unified soil classification (including identification and description) (cont) - En5341a0096
Figure 3-6. Particle size distributions of poorly graded soils
Sands Containing Moderate Amounts of Fine Material
Low Plasticity Clay/Silt Mixtures
Part C-Remote InterPretation of Aerial Photography
Analysis of the Effects of Erosion
Part D -Recording Remotely Sensed Soil Information
Figure 3-7. Sample soil factor overlay
Table 3-2. Sample soils data table
Part E - Application of Soil Information
General Engineering Properties
General Engineering Properties -Cont.
Trafficability
Figure 3-8. Structure of a poorly graded soil
Figure 3-9. Structure of a well-graded soil
Table 3-3. Variation of critical layer with respect to vehicle type and weight, soil type, and number of passes required
Figure 3-12. Determination of cone index
Table 3-4. Recording CI values
Figure 3-13. Extraction of a soil sample
Figure 3-14. Transfer of extracted sample to remolding cylinder
Figure 3-15. Undisturbed CI readings on samples within the remolding cylinder
Table 3-5. Chart for recording remolding index values
Figure 3-17. Remolded CI readings on samples within the remolding cylinder
Comparison of Cone Index or Rating Cone Index to Vehicle Cone Index
Figure 3-18. Sample composite soil trafficability reporting chart
Table 3-6. Probable range and means of RCI values for soils under various environmental conditions
Additional Factors Affecting Soil Trafficability
Table 3-7. VCI values for selected military vehicles
Table 3-7. VCI values for selected military vehicles (continued) - En5341a0126
Table 3-7. VCI values for selected military vehicles (continued) - En5341a0127
Table 3-7. VCI values for selected military vehicles (continued) - En5341a0128
Table 3-7. VCI values for selected military vehicles (continued) - En5341a0129
Table 3-7. VCI values for selected military vehicles (continued) - En5341a0130
Table 3-7. VCI values for selected military vehicles (continued) - En5341a0131
Lesson 3 Practice Exercise - En5341a0132
Answer Key and Feedback - En5341a0133
Geologic Analysis
