Special Engineering Geology

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	541-0978/04
Abbreviation	SIG
Course title	Special Engineering Geology
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Marian Marschalko, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Evaluation foundation conditions for the construction of commercial and industrial buildings.
2. Evaluation foundation soil for the construction of commercial and industrial buildings.
3. Evaluation foundation conditions for the construction of linear buildings.
4. Evaluation foundation soil for the construction of linear buildings.
5. Evaluation foundation conditions for the construction of hydrotechnical buildings.
6. Evaluation foundation soil for the construction of hydrotechnical buildings.
7. Evaluation foundation conditions for the construction of underground and other buildings.
8. Evaluation foundation soil for the construction of underground and other buildings.
9. Assessment of the state of exploration and complexes survey methods.
10. Special purpose engineering geological maps.
11. Prognosis and risk assessment of the geological environment.
12. The assessment of the causes of failures in existing construction sites caused by the change of foundation conditions.
13. Legislation in the engineering geological survey.

Literature

LANCELLOTTA, R. Geotechnical engineering. 2nd ed., New York: Taylor, 2009, 499 p.
DAS, B. M., SOBHAN, K. Principles of geotechnical engineering. 8th ed., Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning, 2014, 726 p.
KNIGHT, M. J., MINTY, E. J., SMITH, R. B. Collected Case Studies in Engineering Geology, Hydrogeology, Environmental Geology. Geol. Soc. Austr. Butterfly Books, Sydney, 1983, 103-119 p.
BELL, F. Engineering in rock masses. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1992, 580 p.

Advised literature

BLYTH, F., FREITAS, M. D. A geology for engineers. 7th ed., London: E. Arnold, 1984, 325 p.
GLADE, T., ANDERSON, M., CROZIER, M. J. Landslide hazard and risk. Hoboken, NJ: J. Wiley, 2005, 802 p.
BICKEL, J. O., KUESEL, T., KING, E. H. Tunnel engineering handbook. 2nd ed., New York: Chapman, 1996, 544 p.
ELNASHAI, A. S., SARNO, L. D. Fundamentals of earthquake engineering. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley, 2008, 347 p.

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