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Engineering Geology

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction English
Code 224-0903/04
Abbreviation IG
Course title Engineering Geology
Credits 10
Coordinating department Department of Geotechnics and Underground Engineering
Course coordinator doc. RNDr. Pavel Pospíšil, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

Introduction - the importance, purpose and utilization.
Engineering and geological characteristics of rocks, the criteria for the classification of general and specific, descriptive links between the physical and technological properties.
Principles of laboratory tests and evaluation.
The rock environments and IG characteristics: geological structure, discontinuity, stress, hydrogeology and geomorphology conditions - influence of behavior of rock mass and strength, deformation and stability properties.
Geodynamic phenomena and processes - a mechanism causes the risk - prediction, prevention, rehabilitation.
Principles of multi-purpose and special purpose EG maps - the importance of recovery.
General principles of assessment of foundation conditions.
A short summary of regional EG conditions in relation to geological structure, geomorphology, hydrogeology and anthropogenic activities.

Povinná literatura

Gangopadhyay, Subinoy. (2013). Engineering Geology. Oxford University Press. Online version available at:
http://app.knovel.com/hotlink/toc/id:kpEG000002/engineering-geology/engineering-geology
Bell, F.G.. (2007). Basic Environmental and Engineering Geology. Whittles Publishing. Online version available at: http://app.knovel.com/hotlink/toc/id:kpBEEG0001/basic-environmental-engineering/basic-environmental-engineering
Goodman, R. E.(1993): Engineering Geology. Wiley & Sons, New York.

Doporučená literatura

Price, D., G., Freitas, M. (2008): Engineering Geology: Principles and Practice. Springer.
Fookes, Peter Pettifer, Geoff Waltham, Tony. (2015). Geomodels in Engineering Geology - An Introduction. Whittles Publishing. Online version available at: http://app.knovel.com/hotlink/toc/id:kpGEGAI001/geomodels-in-engineering/geomodels-in-engineeringF. G. Bell (2007): Engineering Geology. Butterworth-Heinemann (Elsevier), Oxford.