Main topics of lectures: Geological sciences, role and aims of quantitative geodesy and geophysics. Physical fields of the Earth. Geophysical methods in hydrogeology. Geophysical methods in geotechnical and civil engineering. Geophysical methods in ecology and survey of old ecological loads. Geophysics for archaeological survey. Redevelopment site in brownfields.
Modern methods of geophysical investigation
| Type of study | Doctoral |
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| Language of instruction | English |
| Code | 224-0948/02 |
| Abbreviation | MMGP |
| Course title | Modern methods of geophysical investigation |
| Credits | 10 |
| Coordinating department | Department of Geotechnics and Underground Engineering |
| Course coordinator | doc. RNDr. Pavel Pospíšil, Ph.D. |
Subject syllabus
Literature
Mareš S. et al.: Introduction to applied geophysics. D.Reidel Publ. Comp., 1984.
Llibourtry, L.: Quantitative geophysics and geology. Springer, Praxis, 2000.
Lowrie, W.: Fundamentals of Geophysics. Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Llibourtry, L.: Quantitative geophysics and geology. Springer, Praxis, 2000.
Lowrie, W.: Fundamentals of Geophysics. Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Advised literature
Gupta, H.K.: Encyclopedia of solid Earth geophysics. Springer, 2011.
McDowell P.W. et al.: Geophysics in engineering investigation. CIRIA, 2002.
Shearer, P.M.: Introduction to Seismology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1999.
US Army Corps of Engineers, No. 23: Geophysical exploration for engineering and environmental investigations. American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE Press, 1998
Villaverde, R.: Fundamental Concept of Earthquake Engineering. CRC Press, 2009.
Waltham T.: Foundations of engineering geology. Spon Press, 2009.
McDowell P.W. et al.: Geophysics in engineering investigation. CIRIA, 2002.
Shearer, P.M.: Introduction to Seismology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1999.
US Army Corps of Engineers, No. 23: Geophysical exploration for engineering and environmental investigations. American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE Press, 1998
Villaverde, R.: Fundamental Concept of Earthquake Engineering. CRC Press, 2009.
Waltham T.: Foundations of engineering geology. Spon Press, 2009.