Z0070 Quaternary and principles of geotechnics

Faculty of Science
Spring 2003
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Jaromír Karásek, CSc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc. (assistant)
doc. RNDr. Karel Kirchner, CSc. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Jaromír Karásek, CSc.
Timetable of Seminar Groups
Z0070/01: No timetable has been entered into IS.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Z1004 Geographical project 2
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Principles of geotechnics. Relation of geotechnics to sciences. Indexes and mechanical properties of earths. Stress in foundation soil. Research of foundation soil. Types of foundation, bearing of foundation. Stability of building site, slides, compacting of the earth, grouts, control methods. Water at building site, permeability of the earths, drainage methods of the building site, suffosis and colmatage, erosion by cavitation. Geotechnical judgement.
Quaternary. Object of study, absolute and relative time-limits of quaternary, climatic oscilations, glacials and interglacials. Glacial forms and geological phenomena. Overburden of periglacial areas. Stratigraphy of the quaternary. Morphostratigraphy. Subrecent shapes at quaternary overburdens.
Literature
  • ZEMAN, Antonín and Jaromír DEMEK. Kvartér : geologie a geomorfologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984, 192 s. info
  • HYNIE, Ota. Hydrogeologie ČSSR. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1961, 562 s. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002.
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