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Slope and Rock Wall Stability

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Course Unit Code542-0710/08
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle, Second Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SAN02doc. Ing. Jindřich Šancer, Ph.D.
Summary
The students will gain the knowledge of the most important factors influencing
the stability of rock and soil slopes. The methods of calculation methods of
stability control are discussed, as well as the monitoring and procedures, that can be used for regaining the stability of disturbed rock bodies.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the subject is learning of students to recognize important factors influencing the stability of rock and soil slopes, and using methods for its estimation and controling.
Course Contents
1. Introduction to the subject - main terminology
2. clasification of slope movements
3. IG surveys of landslides
4. Factor of stability (safety) and factors which influence stability of slopes.
5. Methods for assesment of stability factor - soils - analytical methods
6. Methods for assesment of stability factor - soils - grafoanalytic methods
7. Methods for assesment of stability factor - rock slopes
8. Geotechnical monitoring
9. Stabilization of slopes.
10. Methods of mathematical modeling - softwares
11. Czech legislation associated to slope stability
12 GEOFOND CR
13. Practical excursion
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Wyllie, D. C., Mach, Ch.W.:Rock Slope Engineering, Civil and Mining. 4th Edition. Taylor and Francis E-Library,2005, ISBN 0-203-49908-5.
Walton, G. ae al. (2004): Secure and Sustainable Final Slopes for SME Aggregate Quarries. Evenlode Books, Oxford, March 2004, ISBN 0897766882.
Šimek,J a kol.: Mechanika zemin. SNTL Praha 1990
Stanek,J., Kořínek,R.:Hornická mechanika zemin - stabilita svahů,ES VŠB,
Ostrava 1991
Recommended Reading:
N. Lu, J.W. Godt: Hillslope Hydrology and Stability. Cambridge, February 2013. ISBN 9781107021068
Slivka, V. a kol.: Těžba a úprava silikátových surovin, učebnice Silikátového svazu, Praha, 2002, ISBN 80-903113-0-X
Wyllie, D. C., Mach, Ch.W.:Rock Slope Engineering, Civil and Mining. 4th Edition. Taylor and Francis E-Library,2005, ISBN 0-203-49908-5.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars, Individual consultations, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined