Engineering geology for prospecting geology 1300-OGINZCW-GEP
The lecture is designed to acquaint a student with:
• defining the role of engineering geology as a science,
• the history and origins of engineering geology in the world and in Poland,
• the place and role of engineering geology in the science and geological practice,
• relationship between buildings and their engineering-geological environment,,
• fundamentals of documentation of engineering-geological environment,
• fundamentals of soil science,
• parameters to describe physical and mechanical properties of soil,
• parameters to describe geomechanical properties of rock,
• selected field and laboratory tests of soil and rock,
• the concept and meaning of geological hazards for assessing engineering-geological environment,
• examples of failures and disasters of civil structures due to incorrect evaluation or the use of geo-engineering environment,
• concept of geostatic stresses in soils.
The classes are concentrated on:
• fundamental of soil studies: macroscopic description, plasticity of soil, state of soil, size particle analysis,
• determination of basic physical parameters of soils: moisture content, density and weights of soil,
• calculation of the basic physical parameters of soil,
• geostatic stresses calculation: total stress, effective stress and pore water pressure,
• basic field geomechanical tests of rocks,
• basic laboratory destructive and non-destructive tests of rocks,
• calculation of elastic and deformation parameters of rocks,
Type of course
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
The assessment of the course is based on the sum of the points obtained from:
- all the reports from the classes,
- a written test on the classes,
- a written test on the lectures.
The written test consist of closed (optional), open and problematic questions. In case of a failure, there is a possibility of to re-take each test.
Requirements:
- classes' reports need to be realise timely and correctly, the written test on the classes can be started after completing the classes' reports.
- attendance at the classes - a maximum of three absences during the whole semester are allowed, a fourth absence causes the student to fail the classes ,
- to pass the course, a minimum of 51% of the sum of all points (possible to obtain from the reports, the test on the classes and the test on the lecture colloquium) is required to pass the class.
Practical placement
none
Additional information
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