Plate tectonics explains nearly all of Earth's major surface features and activities. These include faults and earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains and folds, and even the origin of the continents and ocean basins. The framework encompasses all other explanations of large-scale geological phenomena. With the knowledge of the plate tectonics civil engineers will have an idea of sensitive belts all over the world and they will have to take precautionary measures while building the structures accordingly.
The objective of the seminar was to:
• To introduce Plate tectonic theory and the continental drift to students.
• To enable the students to understand and apply the fundamentals of engineering geology in building construction as well as construction of hydraulic structures.