541-0025/08 – Geology (VG)
| Gurantor department | Department of Geological Engineering | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2006/2007 | Year of cancellation | 2019/2020 |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The aim of the course is to master the essential features of construction and development of the Earth, an understanding of the geological cycle and principles of the functioning of endogenous and exogenous geological processes.
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Summary
The course is devoted to the basics of general geology based on the cycle of geological processes and knowledge of endogenous and exogenous dynamic of the Earththat shape the Earth's crust and participate in changes in the Earth's surface.
Compulsory literature:
GROTZINGER J. et al.: Understanding Earth, 5th edition, W.H. Freeman and Company.2007
PARK, G.: Introducing Geology. 2018, Dunedin Academic Press.
TARBUCK, E.J., F. K. LUTGENS, D. G. TASA: Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology. 2016, Pearson.
FLECHTER, C.: Physical Geology: The Science of Earth. 2014, Willey.
Recommended literature:
MARSCHALKO, M.: Engineering geology. VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mining and Geology, Institute of Geological Engineering, 2005.
PLUMMER, C. C., MCGEARY, D., CARLSON, D. H.: Physical Geology. McGraw Hill, Boston, 2005.
SPENCER E.W. Geologic Maps: A Practical Guide to Preparation and Interpretation. 221p., Waveland Press, Inc.; 3 edition. 2017.
MALEY T. Field Geology Illustrated. Mineral Land Publications; Second Edition edition, 2005, 704 p.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Written test, oral exam.
E-learning
Other requirements
Students on the corresponding level knows mineralogy, petrology etc.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Geology - disciplines and methods. The rock cycle. Endogenous and exogenous
dynamic of the Earth. Earth crust - plate tectonics. Fundamental principles of
stratigraphy and sedimentology - bedding, formations etc. Secondary
structures -
Fold, Faults and other records of rock deformation. Earthquakes. Magmatism -
magma and classification of magmatic body`s structures. Volcanism.
Metamorphosis. Exogenous dynamic - weathering, erosion, soil profiles. Surface
processes. Mass wasting - preventing landslides. Hydrologic cycle and
groundwater - fundamental principles of mutual interaction.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
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