Engineering geology for prospecting geology

obligatory courses

Engineering geology is solving engineering and environmental problems which may arise as a results of interaction of a subsoil and an engineering structure or spatial development, as well as forecasting and preventing of geological hazards.

The program includes: introduction to the characteristics and classification of engineering geological environment, classification of soils and rock for engineering purposes, basic concepts of soil science, basic concepts of soil mechanics, selected physical-mechanical properties of soils and rocks, theory of geostatic stresses in a soil mass, geohazards in engineering geological environment.

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,

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.

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