GED 451 — Regional Geology
BSc BSc Geological Engineering · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Historical geology ofAfricaand the World by eras with emphasis on interpretation of stratigraphic and structural problems. The stratigraphy and geological formations ofGhana. The controversies about the age of the Dahomeyan, Birimian classifications and stratigraphic relations in the Birimian and Tarkwaian. The Eburnien Thermo-tectonic Event and the granitoid complexes. Metallogeny of the Birimian; mineral deposits and industrial minerals ofGhana. GED 455/456 Hydrogeology I/II Origin and occurrence of groundwater, Groundwater flow; evaporation of ground water, Groundwater abstraction; Well hydraulics, aquifer test, groundwater chemistry, saline water encroachment; Groundwater resources and evaluation; Groundwater pollution/protection. GED 457/458 Project I/II Technical report writing. Supervised research work by students on problems in the geosciences and engineering.
- Credits
- 0
- Level
- Year Four
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- CE 477 — Geotechnical Engineering I
- CE 478 — Ground Engineering
- GED 452 — Advanced Engineering Geology
- GED 453 — Engineering Geology II
- GED 454 — Environmental Geology
- GED 459 — Exploration Geophysics
- GED 461 — Exploration Geochemistry
- GED 462 — Economic Geology
- GED 464 — Engineering Management
- GED 466 — Petroleum Geology
- CE 151 — Elementary Structures
- CE 153 — Engineering Technology
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