GT0F3 Rock mechanics and engineering geology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 3 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Horák (lecturer), doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Prerequisites
Basic principles of geology, soil mechanics, building materials, structural mechanics, elasticity and plasticity theory.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Learning objectives and competences: Student gains basic checking of rocky environment (rock and weak rocks and soil) as co-operative background with the structure. The student will be acquainted with physical, mechanical and technological properties of rocks and their verification by laboratory and in situ tests in stress state of rocky massive. The student will be able to propose special in situ tests, measurements and monitoring ant to do basic check of stability of rock slopes and design of rock anchors. He will know the methods of complex building-geological survey, the design, realization and evaluation of them. * Appreciation of the rock environment as co-operative background with the structure. Physical-mechanical and technological properties verified by laboratory and in situ tests. Special field measurings. Strain and stress in rock mass. Stability of rock and weak rock slopes and walls. Improvement of the rock mass with grouting and anchoring (design and review). Geotechnical survey - evaluation of the building ground for civil structures, industrial structures, traffic structures and underground structures. Types and reasons of the landslides. Ground water and chemical status of water. Direct and indirect exploratory works (excerptions, mapping, geophysical survey, prospecting, laboratory and field tests and measuring). Classification of the rock mass and rock substances. * For credit students have to dispose the report of the geotechnical survey for the specific locality and the structure.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction into engineering geology and rock mechanics 2. Geomorfology, geological and engineering-geological maps 3. Building-geological investigation works 4. Dtto. Mistakes of the survey. 5. The documentation of survey works, hydrogeological methods 6. Slope movements 7. Discontinuities: Physical, mechanical and technological properties of rocks verified in laboratory. 8. Dtto 9. In situ tests in Rock Mechanics 10. Dtto. Strain and stress in rock mass and their checking. 11. Special field measuring, instrumentation and monitoring. 12. Stability of rock and weak rock slopes and walls. 13. Anchorage into rocks.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Nutno zapsat též na VUT
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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