PRICE, D. G.: Engineering geology: principles and practice. Berlin: Springer, 2009. ISBN 978-3-540-29249-4.
Geohazards
| Type of study | Follow-up Master |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Code | 541-0120/03 |
| Abbreviation | GHZ |
| Course title | Geohazards |
| Credits | 2 |
| Coordinating department | Department of Geological Engineering |
| Course coordinator | prof. Ing. Marian Marschalko, Ph.D. |
Subject syllabus
1. Weathering and Erosion
2. Changes in hydrological conditions in the area
3. Avalanches
4. Floods
5. Changes in hydrogeological conditions (balancing of groundwater table, direction of groundwater flow)
6. Suffosion
7. Collapse of loesses and volume changes in clays (swelling, shrinkage)
8. Boiling of sand
9. Karst phenomena
10. Influence of water on landslides
11. Tsunamis
12. Tree felling and deforestation, soil erosion
13. Accidents – dam failure, infiltration of toxic liquids
2. Changes in hydrological conditions in the area
3. Avalanches
4. Floods
5. Changes in hydrogeological conditions (balancing of groundwater table, direction of groundwater flow)
6. Suffosion
7. Collapse of loesses and volume changes in clays (swelling, shrinkage)
8. Boiling of sand
9. Karst phenomena
10. Influence of water on landslides
11. Tsunamis
12. Tree felling and deforestation, soil erosion
13. Accidents – dam failure, infiltration of toxic liquids
Literature
USGS, Science for a changing world, U.S. Department of the Interior. From:
PRICE, D. G.: Engineering geology: principles and practice. Berlin: Springer, 2009. ISBN 978-3-540-29249-4.
PRICE, D. G.: Engineering geology: principles and practice. Berlin: Springer, 2009. ISBN 978-3-540-29249-4.
Advised literature
RAHN, P., H.: Engineering Geology: An Environmental Approach, Prentice Hall PTR; 2nd edition. 1996, 657 pp.