Engineering geology and petrography IS-FCEE-00150

Description:
Structure of the Earth, plate tectonics, earthquake, volcanism and other mountain building processes. Surface processes (weathering movement of slopes fluvial processes karst glaciation wind action coasts and shorelines). Groundwater conditions (origin and occurrence of groundwater water table aquifers, aquicludes and aquitards porosity and permeability flow through rocks groundwater quality). Rock types and stratigraphy (igneous rocks metamorphic rocks sedimentary rocks stratigraphy and stratification). Geological structures (folds faults discontinuities). Description, properties and behavior of rocks. Geological materials used in construction.

Requirements:
Students can solution of the civil engineering problems in the context of geological knowledge. Students acquired the knowledge of the most important rocks and minerals and understand the relationship between rocks and engineering.