Terminated in academic year 2019/2020

Geology

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	English
Code	541-0122/02
Abbreviation	GEO
Course title	Geology
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Geology - disciplines and methods. The rock cycle. Endogenous and exogenous
dynamic of the Earth. Earth crust - plate tectonics. Fundamental principles of stratigraphy and sedimentology - bedding, formations etc. Secondary
structures - Fold, Faults and other records of rock deformation. Earthquakes. Magmatism - magma and classification of magmatic body`s structures. Volcanism.
Metamorphosis. Exogenous dynamic - weathering, erosion, soil profiles. Surface processes. Mass wasting - preventing landslides. Hydrologic cycle and
groundwater - fundamental principles of mutual interaction.

Literature

Grotzinger J. et al. (2007): Understanding Earth, 5th edition, W.H. Freeman and Company.
Plummer Ch.C., McGeary The Late D., Carlson D.H. (2004): Physical Geology, McGraw Hill Higher Education, Boston.

Advised literature

MARSCHALKO, M.: Engineering geology. VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mining and Geology, Institute of Geological Engineering, 2005.

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