541-0498/03 – Special Engineering Geology (SIG)
| 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 | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2009/2010 | Year of cancellation | 2022/2023 |
| 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 a special engineering geology in particular, understanding the main principles, and methodologies engineering geological investigation for different types of engineering objects, such as transport, water, underground construction, etc.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Summary
Methodology and legislature of EG design. Complexes of methods and methodical processing. Asessment of EG conditions for urban planning, ground and subsurface constructions, reconstruction and remediation works. Prognosis of interaction between rock enviroment and infrastructure. Reasons of constructions cracs. Tasks of EG in environmental engineering – waste deposits, protection embankments, undermine areas.
Compulsory literature:
KNIGHT, M. J. et al. (1983): Engineering Geology, Hydrogeology, Enviromental Geology. Geol. Soc. of Australia, Sydney.
WYLLIE, D. C. (1992): Foundations on rock. Spon, London.
BELL, F. G. et al.(1992): Engineering in Rock Masses. Butterworth, Oxford.
BLYTH. F. G. H. (1984): A Geology for Engineers. Arnold, London.
Recommended literature:
BLYTH. F. G. H. (1984): A Geology for Engineers. Arnold, London.
GIANI, P. G.(1992): Rock Slope Stability Analyssis. Balkema, Rotterdam.
WYLLIE, D. C. (1992): Foundations on rock. Spon, London.
BELL, F. G. et al.(1992): Engineering in Rock Masses. Butterworth, Oxford.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Znalostí jsou v průběhu semestru kontrolovány pomocí semestrálních programů. Studium předmětu je zakončeno zkouškou, ke které lze přistoupit až po získání zápočtu. Zkouška má písemnou a ústní část.
E-learning
Other requirements
The study recommended literature.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Lectures:
Urban planning, project documentation, legislation to implement
exploration.
Principles of projecting exploration
Legislation.
EG documents for calculating the carrying capacity, compressibility, stability of foundation soils.
Conditions for digging pits, making embankments, trenches -
dissolubility , workability, consolidating, etc.
Methods of investigation and assessment of foundation conditions for:
civil construction - residential units, buildings, utilities,
industrial construction - heavy facilities, heating plant, cold storage, etc.
communication construction - highways, roads, railways, bridges,
underground structures - tunnels, underground caverns,
hydrotechnical structures - dams, water pumping power plants, canals,
waste dump.
Exploration and evaluation of the geological environment for remediation of slope deformation,
reclamation of undermined areas.
Practice:
Drawing up purpose EG maps from the results of drilling and geophysical survey -
offering project.
Bearing capacity and compressibility for the 1 geotechnical category.
Calculation of the pit slope, cutting, embankment.
Drawing up zonning maps and sections of highway.
The calculation of critical pressure from water pressure tests.
Project exploration operations for landslide remediation.
The project survey work to select suitable sites for waste dumps.
Assessment and evaluation of tenders projects to ensure the old dump.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction