541-0029/01 – Geology (G)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Geological EngineeringCredits4
Subject guarantorprof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D.Subject version guarantordoc. Ing. Radomír Grygar, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year2Semestersummer
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction1999/2000Year of cancellation2009/2010
Intended for the facultiesHGFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master, Bachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
GRY20 doc. Ing. Radomír Grygar, CSc.
JEL73 doc. Ing. Jan Jelínek, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2
Part-time Credit and Examination 15+5

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The goal is to: - teach students to recognize the basic types of minerals and rocks; - adoption of essential features of structure and development of the Earth; - understanding of the geological cycle; - understanding the basic principles of the endogenous and exogenous geological processes.

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Summary

Introduction to geology, the role of geology in civil engineering. Rock forming minerals. Igneous rock structure, basic types of plutonic rocks. Sedimentary rocks. Metamorphic rocks. Rocks in civil engineering. Layer, strata. Structural geology. Deformations. Tectonic structures. Earthquakes. Exogenetic dynamics. Weathering products. Slope movements. Basic hydrogeology. Regional geology of Czech Republic.

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

E-learning

Other requirements

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

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Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 1960/1961 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51 3
        Exercises evaluation Credit 33 (33) 0 3
                Project Project 16  0 3
                Written exam Written test 17  0 3
        Examination Examination 67 (67) 0 3
                Oral Oral examination 67  0 3
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2009/2010 (P3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3602V002) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava Optional study plan
2008/2009 (P3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3602V002) Geoinformatics K Czech Ostrava Optional study plan
2008/2009 (P3646) Geodesy and Cartography (3602V002) Geoinformatics P Czech Ostrava Optional study plan
2006/2007 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2005/2006 (B2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3904R005) Environmental Engineering P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2003/2004 (M2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3911T001) Applied Physics of Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2002/2003 (M2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3911T001) Applied Physics of Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2000/2001 (M2102) Mineral Raw Materials (3911T001) Applied Physics of Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan

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