Engineering Geology

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	English
Code	541-0942/05
Abbreviation	IG
Course title	Engineering Geology
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Marian Marschalko, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Engineering geological characteristics of rocks.
2. Engineering geological characteristics of rock massifs.
3. General classification of rocks.
4. Specific classification of rocks.
5. General classification of rock massifs.
6. Specific classification of rock massifs.
7. Causes and mechanisms geodynamic processes.
8. Resulting hazards from geodynamic processes and their prognosis.
9. Evaluation engineering geological conditions in relation to geological structure.
10. Evaluation engineering geological conditions in relation to geomorphology.
11. Evaluation engineering geological conditions in relation to hydrogeological conditions.
12. Evaluation engineering geological conditions in relation to hydrological conditions.
13. Evaluation engineering geological conditions in relation to anthropogenic activities.

Literature

BELL, F. Fundamentals of engineering geology. 1st ed., Elsevier, 2013, 656 p.
BELL, F. Engineering geology. 2nd ed., Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007, 581 p.
GOODMAN, R. E. Engineering geology: rock in engineering construction. New York: J. Wiley, 1993, 412 p.
WALTHAM, T.: Foundations of Engineering Geology. 3rd ed., CRC Press, 2009, 98 p. ISBN 9780203894538

Advised literature

PRICE, D. G. Engineering geology: principles and practice. Berlin: Springer, 2009, 450 p. ISBN 978-3-540-29249-4
TERRY, R. W. Geology applied to engineering. Reissued. Long Grove, Ill: Waveland Pess, Inc, 2010.
GONZÁLEZ, D. V., LUIS, I., FERRER, M. Geological engineering. Leiden: CRC Press, 2011, 678 p. ISBN 978-0-415-41352-7
PENG, S., ZHANG, J. Engineering Geology for Underground Rocks. Springer Science & Business Media, 2007, 319 p.

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