Geology for Engineers
Introduction. Applications of geology in Civil Engineering. The materials of Earth. Minerals. Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Properties, engineering behaviour of rocks for engineering works. Elements of mechanical behaviour of geological materials. Soils, rocks and rock-masses. Industrial minerals and rocks. Building stones and construction materials. Geodynamics. Earthquakes, global tectonism and lithospheric plates, deformations of Earth crust. Geomorphology, weathering and erosion, soil formation. Subsidence and landslides. Underground water, water flow, water-bearing formations and resources. Pollution of water. Principles of geological mapping and evaluation of geological data for the study and construction of engineering works.
| Semester: | 1 |
| Teaching credits: | 4 |
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