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Special Engineering Geology

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction English
Code 541-0978/05
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. ISBN 02-039-2783-4 
DAS, B. M., SOBHAN, K. Principles of geotechnical engineering. 8th ed., Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning, 2014, 726 p. ISBN 11-331-0866-0 
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. ISBN 07-506-1063-8 

Advised literature

BLYTH, F., FREITAS, M. D. A geology for engineers. 7th ed., London: E. Arnold, 1984, 325 p. ISBN 07-131-2882-8 
GLADE, T., ANDERSON, M., CROZIER, M. J. Landslide hazard and risk. Hoboken, NJ: J. Wiley, 2005, 802 p. ISBN 04-714-8663-9 
BICKEL, J. O., KUESEL, T., KING, E. H. Tunnel engineering handbook. 2nd ed., New York: Chapman, 1996, 544 p. ISBN 04-129-9291-4 
ELNASHAI, A. S., SARNO, L. D. Fundamentals of earthquake engineering. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley, 2008, 347 p. ISBN 04-700-2484-4 


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