541-0121/01 – Engineering Geology (IG)
| Gurantor department | Department of Geological Engineering | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Marian Marschalko, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Marian Marschalko, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2014/2015 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The aim of the subject is to inform students with the knowledge which to enable them to understand the substantive content of the subject to be able to apply it in practical field activities.
Teaching methods
Lectures
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Summary
Subjects inform students about the methods of geological survey and geotechnical survey of brownfield sites for the use and foundation of future buildings.
Compulsory literature:
1. BELL, F. G.: Engineering geology. 2nd ed. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007. ISBN 9780750680776
2. GOODMAN, R. E.: Engineering geology: rock in engineering construction. New York: J. Wiley, 1993. ISBN 978-0471544241
3. WALTHAM, T.: Foundations of Engineering Geology. CRC Press, 2009, 98 pp. ISBN 9780415469609
4. CONDIE, K. C. Plate tectonics & crustal evolution. Elsevier, 2013.
Recommended literature:
1. MORISAWA, M.: Geomorphology and natural hazards: special issue 25th Binghamton Symposium in Geomorphology: August 1994. New York: Elsevier, 1994.
2. DAVIS, R. L.: Geotechnical Investigations. US Army Corps of Engineers, 2001.
3. VENKATRAMAIAH, C.: Geotechnical Engineering. New Age International Publishers, 2006. ISBN: 978-81-224-2338-9
4. HUNT, R. E.: Geologic hazards: a field guide for geotechnical engineers. CRC Press, 2007.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Checking knowledge during the semester in the consultations. To gain credits, students hand in programs. The course is completed by an examination, which may be scheduled having gained the initial credit. The examination is divided into a written and oral part.
E-learning
Other requirements
The study recommended literature. Complete the projects and written test to checking the knowledge in the professional literature, the content of lectures and exercises.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Components influencing the engineering geological environment conditions.
2. Engineering geological survey. Geomorphology.
3. Engineering geological characteristics and classification of rocks.
4. Engineering geological characteristics and classification of rock massifs. Stress rock massifs.
5. Hydrogeological conditions. Geodynamic processes .
6. Processing of archival material Geofond CR needed in the engineering geological survey.
7. File special thematic maps and a selection of other maps used in engineering geological practice. Engineering geological maps .
8. The description and classification of rocks and soils by European standards.
9. Classification of rock excavation.
10. Approximate assessment of certain characteristics of soils.
11. Documentation of engineering geological wells.
12. The design of the engineering geological cross-sections.
13. Selected chemical analyzes of waters and soils for engineering geological purposes.
14. Creating final reports engineering geological survey.
Conditions for subject completion
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Occurrence in special blocks