Subsurface exploration :importance and techniques involved

Week 1  :  Importance of site investigation, Classification of investigations  Week 2  :  Test Pits+ Borings, Ground water table and rock drilling, Standard Penetration Test
Week 3  :  Cone Penetration test, Dilatometer Test, Pressuremeter Test
Week 4 :  Seismic refraction survey, Seismic reflection survey, Electrical Resistivity Test, Magnetic anomaly test
Week 5  :  Suspension logging test, Gravity test, Offshore and onshore investigations
Week 6  :  Drill ships, barges, Jacket up platforms, positioning, Anchored structure, pipelines
Week 7  :  Terminologies in Pile foundation
Week 8  :  Pile drivability test, Pulse Echo Method (PEM)