Second year, autumn. 6 weeks intensive teaching
The student will get a theoretical and practical insight into the most common engineering geological problems and investigation methods and the basic principles of structural geology. The laboratory practical and field course shall give the student skills in the most common working techniques in structural geology and site investigation methods in engineering geology.
GE406 Physical geology, GE417 Quaternary geology og FY410 Physics and circuit analysis
The module includes an introduction to basic soil- and rock mechanics, the stability of soils and foundation problems, geotechnical characterisation and properties of the rockmass. Classification and interpretation of geological structures with practical examples related to petroleum geology, rock mechanics and hydrogeology in hard rocks. The practical comprises preparation and interpretation of structural maps, and rock-mechanical and geotechnical calculation problems. In the field course the students will carry out independent structural geological mapping and apply different analytical methods such as stereographic plots and rose diagrams. Site investigations and evaluation of geotechnical properties of unconsolidated materials.
50 hours lectures including laboratory practical. 5 days field course.
Field and laboratory journals
File evaluation. Marks A-F
Rørvik,T. 1982: Geoteknikk 1. Universitetsforlaget.
Park, R.G. 1997: Foundations of Structural Geology. 3rd Edition.
Scripts and literature provided during the field and laboratory exercises