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Geology

Anotace

Introduction to geology, the role of geology in civil engineering. Rock forming minerals. Igneous rock structure, basic types of plutonic rocks. Sedimentary rocks. Metamorphic rocks. Rocks in civil engineering. Layer, strata. Structural geology. Deformations. Tectonic structures. Earthquakes. Exogenetic dynamics. Weathering products. Slope movements. Basic hydrogeology. Regional geology of Czech Republic.

Povinná literatura

GROTZINGER J. et al.: Understanding Earth, 5th edition, W.H. Freeman and Company.2007
PARK, G.: Introducing Geology. 2018, Dunedin Academic Press.
TARBUCK, E.J., F. K. LUTGENS, D. G. TASA: Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology. 2016, Pearson.
FLECHTER, C.: Physical Geology: The Science of Earth. 2014, Willey.

Doporučená literatura

MARSCHALKO, M.: Engineering geology. VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mining and Geology, Institute of Geological Engineering, 2005.
PLUMMER, C. C., MCGEARY, D., CARLSON, D. H.: Physical Geology. McGraw Hill, Boston, 2005.
SPENCER E.W. Geologic Maps: A Practical Guide to Preparation and Interpretation. 221p., Waveland Press, Inc.; 3 edition. 2017.
MALEY T. Field Geology Illustrated. Mineral Land Publications; Second Edition edition, 2005, 704 p.


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Code 541-0029
Abbreviation G
Course title Geology
Coordinating department Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D.