Geology of Hong Kong

Civil Engineering, construction, geotechnical, building site1. To enable virtual site visits. 2. To provide multi-media enhancement of teaching and learning material. 3. To provide supplementary material for courses in Civil and Building Engineering. 4. To provide resource material for students conducting independent studies.To enhance the learning and teaching of Civil and Building Engineering through ready access to virtual experiences on a variety of construction sites.Designed for undergradute Civil and Building Engineering students.All required plug-in downloadable from the site1. Teachers can draw examples and illustrative material for lectures and demonstration. 2. Students can use the web-site for research and project work.One element of the CIVCAL project Web-based resources containing images, tables, texts and associated data of the Geology of Hong Kong. A variety of rock types of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic origin occur in Hong Kong. The principle rock types are granite and acid volcanic rocks, which together cover the major portion of the Territory and are by far the most important from an engineering point of view.published_or_final_versionhttp://civcal.media.hku.hk/geology/Default.ht