Terminated in academic year 2015/2016

Geology

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	541-0029/24
Abbreviation	G
Course title	Geology
Credits	3
Coordinating department	Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator	doc. RNDr. Pavel Pospíšil, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
Geology, the discipline, the role of geology in civil engineering and other practice
Earth in terms of current knowledge (structure of the Earth, plate tectonics)
Basic components of the earth's crust - rocks and minerals
Properties of rocks and soils
Rocks in civil engineering practice
The geological structure
Magmatic processes
Effects of exogenous processes on Earth
Types and forms of relief, their use in practice
Principles of hydrogeology
Regional geology of the Czech Republic

Practise:
Rock-forming minerals
Sedimentary rocks
The magmatic rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Geological compass
The geological marks
Lambert views
The geological structure
Construction of geological sections and maps
Geological maps

Literature

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.

Advised literature

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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