Define EGS.Write down it's components.

Engineering Geological System is defined as a system constituting of all the components and features forming the earth's crust.

Some components of engineering geological system are:

• Rocks

• Soils

• Geological structures

• Hydrological Bodies etc.

Rocks:

Naturally occurring solid aggregate made up of one or more minerals or mineraloids are known as Rocks.eg-Granite.

Soils:

Soil is the mixture of minerals, organic matter ,liquids, gases etc formed by the decomposition of rocks and deposition due to weathering and erosion.

Geological Structures:

The structural features like faults, folds, joints,etc that are formed in rocks due to permanent deformation and rock failure created by stresses through geologic time are called Geologic Structures.Geologic Structures are of following types:

• primary Structures:These are developed at the ti....Show More

Engineering Geological System is defined as a system constituting of all the components and features forming the earth's crust.

Some components of engineering geological system are:

• Rocks

• Soils

• Geological structures

• Hydrological Bodies etc.

Rocks:

Naturally occurring solid aggregate made up of one or more minerals or mineraloids are known as Rocks.eg-Granite.

Soils:

Soil is the mixture of minerals, organic matter ,liquids, gases etc formed by the decomposition of rocks and deposition due to weathering and erosion.

Geological Structures:

The structural features like faults, folds, joints,etc that are formed in rocks due to permanent deformation and rock failure created by stresses through geologic time are called Geologic Structures.Geologic Structures are of following types:

• primary Structures:These are developed at the time of formation of the rocks (eg-Sedimentary Structures)

• Secondary Structures:These are developed in rocks after their formation as a result of their subjection to external forces (eg-Faults)

• Compound Structures:These are formed by the combination of events (eg- Unconformities).

Hydrogeological Bodies:

Hydrogeology is the branch of geology that deals with the distribution and movement of groundwater in the soil and rocks of the earth's crust. Aquifiers, rivers, etc are hydrogeological bodies.