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Civil engineering geology

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 224-0280/02
Abbreviation ZSG
Course title Civil engineering geology
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Geotechnics and Underground Engineering
Course coordinator doc. RNDr. Pavel Pospíšil, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

Lectures:
1) Geology and its role in engineering practice
2) Structure of the Earth and the earth's crust - the orogin of rocks and minerals nad their classification
3) Properties of rocks and soils and their behaviour (interaction) with various engineering workings
4) Endogeneous processes
5) Exogeneous processes
6) Impact of endo- and exogeneous processes on rock environment and structures (CO2 production)
7) Terrain relief and its development in time
8) Fundamental information about hydrogeology and influence of water on rock, soil and artificial material properties and behaviour
9) Investigation of rock environment
10) Building stone and aggregates, production and application
11) Basics of regional geology of the Czech republic
12) Elimination of CO2 production by application of natural materials - rocks
13) Digital data about rock environment - sources and modelling

E-learning

www.geotechnici.cz
LMS Moodle VŠB-TUO

Povinná literatura

Matthews, Marcus Simons, Noel Menzies, Bruce. (2008). Short Course in Geology for Civil Engineers. ICE Publishing. Online version available at:
https://app.knovel.com/hotlink/toc/id:kpSCGCE006/short-course-in-geology/short-course-in-geology

Doporučená literatura

Norbury, David. (2016). Soil and Rock Description in Engineering Practice (2nd Edition). Whittles Publishing. Online version available at:
https://app.knovel.com/hotlink/toc/id:kpSRDEPE07/soil-rock-description/soil-rock-description
Zhang, Haimei. (2011). Building Materials in Civil Engineering - 13.1 Basic Requirements and Selecting Principles of Finishing Materials. Woodhead Publishing. Online version available at:
https://app.knovel.com/hotlink/pdf/id:kt00918X91/building-materials-in/finishing-materials-basic-requirements