Geomaterial engineering

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	English
Code	224-0937/02
Abbreviation	GI
Course title	Geomaterial engineering
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Geotechnics and Underground Engineering
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Jiří Ščučka, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Basic overview of injection technologies in construction and geotechnics
2. Properties and behavior of different types of grouting media in the injected environment of rocks, soils and building materials
3. Structure-texture classification of geomaterials modified by grouting
4. Laboratory and in situ methods for testing grouts and injected geomaterials
5. Properties of injected geomaterials generated in situ and under laboratory conditions
6. Examples of practical geotechnical applications for injecting rocks, soils and building structures
7. Interaction of soils with inorganic binders and possibilities of stabilization effectiveness
8. Properties of soils stabilized by lime, cements and byproducts
9. Examples of practical geotechnical applications in soil stabilization

Literature

Ground Improvement. Edit. by M.P. MOSELEY, K. KIRSCH. New York: Spon Press, 2004. 431 p.
KUTZNER, CH. Grouting of rock and soil. Rotterdam: AA Balkema, 1996. 271 p.
KAROL, R. H. Chemical grouting and soil stabilization. New York: M Dekker Inc, 2003. 558 p
WARNER, J. Practical handbook of grouting - soil, rock and structures. NY: Wiley, 2004. 700 p.

Advised literature

BELL, F. G. Engineering Treatment of Soils. London: E&FN Spon, 1993. 302 p.
BODI, J., BODI, Z., SCUCKA, J., MARTINEC, P. Polyurethane grouting technologies. In Polyurethane. Rijeka: InTech Open Access Publ., 2012, Zafar, F., Sharmin, E. (Eds.) pp. 307-336.

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