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Documentation and Sampling

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 541-0017/04
Abbreviation DaV
Course title Documentation and Sampling
Credits 3
Coordinating department Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Classification of the geological documentation (primary).
2. Classification of the geological documentation (overall).
3. Classification of the geological documentation (material).
4. Primary geological documentation of exploratory, opening and mining works.
5. Material geological documentation.
6. Rules and principles of sampling.
7. Sample types.
8. Preparation of samples, its preparation and transport,
9. Systems of sampling, role of samples.
10. Sampling mistakes.
11. Overall geological documentation, its origin and practical use.
12. Geological documentation in prospection and mining organizations.
13. Utilization of the geological documentation for preparation and processing of the tonnage calculation.

Literature

ANDERSON G.: Coring and Core Analysis Handbook. Tulsa, Oklahoma: Petroleum Publishing Co, 1975.
GOLDER H.Q.: The practice of sampling soil and rock, Am. Soc, Testing and Materials Spec. Tech. Pub, 1971, 483, 37–38.
GRANT D.: Sampling in the evaluation of ore deposits, 1981. Available at: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145046601.pdf
HVORSLEV J.M.: Subsurface Exploration and Sampling of Soils for Civil Engineering Purposes. New York: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1948.

Advised literature

English professional literature will be advised according to the students's country.
TERZAGHI K., PECK R.B.: Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967.
Mineral Commodity Summaries : http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mcs/
GRANT D.: Sampling in the evaluation of ore deposits, 1981. Available at: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145046601.pdf