Field training in engineering geology

Garant předmětu:

Svatoslav Chamra

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Svatoslav Chamra

Supervisor:

Department of Geotechnics

Synopsis:

1 week of practical training in small groups. Creation of engineering geological surface maps, mapping and underground measurements. Tectonic measurements in the rock mass and their processing. Documentation of borehole, probe, rock outcrop (defile), fracture wall. Probing techniques, selection of field geotechnical tests, geophysical methods. Basic hydrogeological measurements. Sampling.

Requirements:

135GM01

Syllabus of lectures:

1 week of practical training in small groups. Creation of engineering geological surface maps, mapping and underground measurements. Tectonic measurements in the rock mass and their processing. Documentation of borehole, probe, rock outcrop (defile), fracture wall. Probing techniques, selection of field geotechnical tests, geophysical methods. Basic hydrogeological measurements. Sampling.

Syllabus of tutorials:

The practice is loosely intertwined with the lecture.

Study Objective:

Deepen knowledge of Geology and Engineering Geology. Demonstration of the importance of engineering geology in civil engineering practice.

Study materials:

Chamra S., Pacovský J. Mechanika hornin a inženýrská geologie - pomůcka pro cvičení. Ediční středisko ČVUT Praha, 1990

Note:

Further information:

http://departments.fsv.cvut.cz/k135/wwwold/

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Stavební inženýrství, obor Konstrukce pozemních staveb (compulsory elective course)