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GE
101
(1
Credit)
Fall
Introduction
to
Geological
Engineering
(1+0)
Multiple
aspects
of
geological
engineering
as
a
profession;
the
area
and
scope
of
the
field.
GE
261
(3
Credits)
Spring
General
Geology
for
Engineers
(2+3)
Study
of
common
rocks
and
minerals,
landforms,
erosion.
Geologic
materials
and
engineering
application
of
geology.
(Prerequisite:
Geology,
science,
or
engineering
majors,
or
permission
of
instructor.)
GE
365
(3
Credits)
Fall
Geological
Materials
Engineering
(2+3)
Identification
and
classification
of
soils,
physical
and
mechanical
properties
of
soil,
interaction
of
soils
with
subsurface
water,
subsurface
exploration
and
case
studies
with
an
emphasis
on
permafrost.
(Prerequisites:
GEOS
101X
or
GE
261
and
ES
208
or
209.)
GE
372
(3
Credits)
Spring
Rock
Engineering
(3+0)
Rock
engineering
related
to
tunnels,
slope
design
and
strata
control.
Some
field
work
and
student
report.
(Prerequisites:
GEOS
101X
or
GE
261;
ES
208
or
209.)
GE
375
(3
Credits)
Fall
Principles
of
Engineering
Geology
and
Terrain
Analysis
(3+0)
Evaluation
of
terrain
characteristics
using
basic
geomorphic
and
engineering
principles.
Consideration
given
to
Alaskan
applications.
(Prerequisite:
GEOS
101X
or
GE
261.)
GE
376
(3
Credits)
Spring
GIS
Applications
in
Geological
and
Environmental
Engineering
(2+3)
Fundamentals,
concepts
and
components
of
geographic
information
systems
(GIS)
to
engineering
design.
Introduction
to
acquiring,
manipulating
and
analyzing
digital
terrain
data
for
geological
engineering
and
environmental
applications,
and
the
assessment
to
mineral
resources.
(Prerequisite:
GE
261
or
equivalent.
Recommended:
NRM
338.
Note:
Group
projects
on
path
and
site
selection
for
engineering
projects
are
required.)
GE
381W
(2
Credits)
Summer,
As
Demand
Warrants
Field
Methods
and
Applied
Design
I
(0+9+3)
Techniques
and
geologic
mapping
and
geotechnical
instrumentation
applied
to
engineering
design
and
resource
evaluation.
(Prerequisites:
GE
261,
GEOS
421
and
GEOS
332
or
equivalent.)
GE
382W
(4
Credits)
Summer,
As
Demand
Warrants
Field
Methods
and
Applied
Design
II
(0+9)
Techniques
and
geologic
mapping
and
geotechnical
instrumentation
applied
to
engineering
design
and
resource
evaluation.
(Prerequisites:
GE
261,
GEOS
421
and
GEOS
332
or
equivalent.)
GE
384
(4
Credits)
Summer,
As
Demand
Warrants
Engineering
Geology
of
Alaska
(3+1+2)
A
survey
of
the
geology
of
Alaska
relevant
to
the
definition
of
natural
and
human
induced
geological
engineering
hazards,
the
evaluation
of
sources
of
and
specifications
for
engineering
materials,
and
the
evaluation
of
engineering
construction
sites.
(Prerequisites:
Admission
by
permission
of
instructor
and
upper
division
standing.)
GE
400
(1
-
3
Credits)
Summer,
As
Demand
Warrants
Geological
Engineering
Internship
(1
-
3+0)
Supervised
work
experience
in
engineering
organizations.
Assignments
will
be
individually
arranged
with
cooperating
organizations
from
the
private
and
public
sectors.
A
report
of
activities
must
be
completed
and
reviewed
by
the
sponsoring
organization.
The
report
may
be
held
in
confidence
at
the
request
of
the
sponsoring
organization.
(Prerequisites:
Admission
by
permission
of
instructor
and
upper
division
standing.)
GE
405
(4
Credits)
Fall
Exploration
Geophysics
(3+3)
Theory
and
application
of
gravity,
magnetic,
electrical,
electromagnetic,
radioactive
and
seismic
methods
as
used
for
geophysical
exploration.
Some
field
work.
(Prerequisites:
MATH
200X
and
PHYS
211
or
equivalent.)
GE
420
(3
Credits)
Spring
Subsurface
Hydrology
(2+3)
Hydraulic
characteristics
of
earth
materials,
engineering
problems
and
models
related
to
subsurface
fluids,
and
properties
of
water.
(Prerequisites:
GE
261
or
GEOS
101X;
PHYS
211.)
GE
422
(3
Credits)
Spring
Vadose
Zone
Hydrology
(3+0)
Fundamentals
of
flow
and
transport
in
the
vadose
zone,
including
multiphase
flow.
Methods
for
characterization
of
hydraulic
properties.
Vadose
zone
processes
relative
to
ground
water
contamination.
(Prerequisites:
GE
420
or
equivalent;
or
permission
of
instructor.)
GE
430
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Geomechanical
Instrumentation
(3+0)
Geomechanical
instrumentation
is
widely
used
by
the
mining
and
construction
industries
as
well
as
by
researchers.
Course
topics
include
the
measurement
of
groundwater
pressure,
ground
deformation,
stress
and
temperature
as
well
as
the
planning
of
monitoring
programs,
instrument
calibration,
maintenance,
and
installation,
data
collection,
interpretation
and
reporting.
Case
histories
are
used.
(Prerequisites:
GE
261
or
GEOS
101X;
ES
331.
Next
offered:
2003-04.)
GE
431
(2
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Applied
Ore
Microscopy
(3+1)
Preparation
of
polished
sections
of
ores.
Identification
of
ore
materials
in
reflected
light
by
physical,
optical
and
chemical
methods.
Applications
to
ore
genesis,
drill
core
interpretation,
beneficiation
and
process
control.
(Prerequisite:
Permission
of
instructor.)
GE
435
(3
Credits)
Spring
Exploration
Design
(3+0)
Geologic,
engineering
and
economic
considerations
applied
to
the
design
and
development
of
mineral
exploration
programs.
(Prerequisites:
GEOS
314
or
permission
of
instructor.)
GE
440
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Slope
Stability
(3+0)
Slope
design
for
open
pit
mining
and
other
excavations.
Stability
analysis
by
various
methods
and
on-site
measuring
and
monitoring
techniques.
(Prerequisite:
ES
331.
Next
offered:
2003
-
04.)
GE
441
(3
Credits)
Fall
Geohazard
Analysis
(3+0)
Procedures
and
techniques
to
evaluate
geological
factors
for
geohazards.
Includes
landslides,
earthquakes,
volcanoes,
flooding,
coastal
hazards
and
permafrost
related
problems.
(Prerequisite:
GE
365,
equivalent,
or
permission
of
instructor.)
GE
471
(3
Credits)
Fall
Remote
Sensing
for
Engineering
(3+0)
Applications
of
remote
sensing
to
geological
engineering
problems.
Introduction
to
digital
satellite
image
processing
with
hands-on
practice.
(Prerequisites:
GE
261
or
GEOS
101X;
PHYS
212.)
GE
480W
(3
Credits)
Spring
Senior
Design
(1+6)
Design
factors
and
procedures
for
the
solution
of
geological
engineering
problems.
A
term
design-project
is
the
focus
of
the
course.
(Prerequisite:
Senior
standing
or
permission
of
instructor.)
GE
620
(3
Credits)
Fall
Advanced
Groundwater
Hydrology
(3+0)
Study
of
groundwater
hydrology
with
emphasis
on
solute
and
contaminant
transport,
chemical
reaction
and
ion
exchange,
advection
and
diffusion,
and
computer
modeling.
(Prerequisite:
GE
420
or
similar
training
in
groundwater
hydrology.)
GE
630
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Advanced
Applied
Mining
Geology
(2+3)
Investigative
procedures
used
in
mining
geology
from
pre-production
to
terminal
phases
of
an
operation.
Models
ranging
from
open-pit
to
deep
underground
mining
will
be
examined.
Methods
of
mapping,
sampling,
ongoing
evaluation
and
geotechnical
aspects
of
water
and
ground
control
are
examined.
(Prerequisite:
GE
435.)
GE
631
(3
Credits)
Spring
Electron
Microprobe
Methods
(2+3)
Applications
of
electron
microanalysis
to
mineralogy,
petrology,
and
mineral
exploration
development,
evaluation
and
processing.
Physics
of
x-rays,
x-ray
spectrometry
and
measurement;
qualitative
and
quantitative
elemental
analysis
using
wave
length
and
energy
dispersive
spectra.
(Prerequisite:
Graduate
standing.)
GE
633
(3
Credits)
Fall
Fluid
Inclusion
Methods
in
Mineral
and
Petroleum
Exploration
(2+3)
Study
of
fluid
inclusions
in
minerals.
Thermodynamics,
chemical
and
physical
properties
of
fluids
trapped
in
rock
forming
minerals
or
petroleum
bearing
rocks.
Laboratory
work
includes
sample
preparation,
thermometric
and
direct-current
plasma
emission
spectrographic
analysis.
(Prerequisite:
CHEM
331.)
GE
635
(3
Credits)
Spring
Geostatistical
Ore
Reserve
Estimation
(2+3)
(Cross-listed
with
MIN
635)
Introduction
to
the
theory
and
application
of
geostatistics
in
the
mining
industry.
Review
of
conventional
methods
of
ore
reserve
estimation,
sampling
design
and
computer
applications.
Review
of
classical
statistics,
log
normal
distributions
and
global
estimation.
Presentation
of
fundamental
geostatistical
concepts
including:
variogram,
estimation
variance,
block
variance,
kriging,
geostatistical
simulation.
Emphasis
on
the
practical
application
to
mining.
(Prerequisites:
MIN
408
or
equivalent,
STAT
451
or
equivalent.)
GE
649
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Hazardous
and
Toxic
Waste
Management
(3+0)
(Cross-listed
with
ENVE
649)
In-depth
coverage
of
hazardous
and
toxic
substance
management
including
legal,
economic
and
technical
issues;
taught
by
an
interdisciplinary
faculty
group
using
case
studies
of
current
waste
management
issues.
Topics
include
characterization
of
hazardous
materials;
economics
of
toxics
minimization;
hazardous
materials
use,
storage
and
disposal;
technical
aspects
of
landfill
siting;
and
selection
and
design
of
treatment
technologies.
(Prerequisites:
Graduate
standing
or
permission
of
instructor,
GE
420
or
CE
344
or
equivalent.)
GE
666
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Advanced
Engineering
Geology
(2+3)
The
interaction
between
geology
and
engineering
case
histories,
student
reports.
(Prerequisites:
Graduate
standing,
GE
365
and
GE
372
or
permission
of
instructor.)
GE
668
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Tunneling
Geotechniques
(3+0)
Tunnel
design,
case
histories,
student
report.
(Prerequisite:
Graduate
standing
or
permission
of
instructor.)
GE
671
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Engineering
Application
of
Digital
Image
Processing
(2+3)
Quantitative
methods
of
utilizing
digital
image
processing
and
engineering
information
system.
Applications
include,
but
are
not
limited
to,
evaluation
of
the
engineering
properties
of
geo-materials,
characterization
of
joint-surface
conditions,
enhancement
of
photoelastic
stress
patterns
and
identification
of
critical
slope
failure
surfaces.
(Prerequisite:
GE
471
or
equivalent
or
permission
of
instructor.)
GE
692
(1
Credit)
Fall,
Spring
Graduate
Seminar
(1+0)
Topics
in
geological
engineering
explored
through
talks,
group
discussions
and
guest
speakers
with
a
high
level
of
student
participation.
(Prerequisites:
Graduate
standing
or
permission
of
instructor.)
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