Engineering-geological surveys and cartography

Course objectives

Educational goals: Main goal of the class is to give technical basic skills for correct and thorough planning of engineering geological survey and investigations and basic elements and criteria of engineering geological mapping, also by means of field training and software practice. Learning ouctomes: Capability of classifying soils and rocks by means of field procedures. Capability to transfer technical data to geological models, in order to produce engineering-geological models calibrated for specific purposes

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GABRIELE SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Criteria and principles of engineering-geological survey. Concept of engineering-geological unit. Engineering Geological model concept. Geometries of engineering geological units and their relationships and parameters. Relationships among bedrock units and recent covers. Principles of rock mechanics. Methods and principles for site characterization of e.g. units. Discontinuities and stereonets. 3D representation of engineering geological units. Examples of e.g. maps. Maps with different thematics. Field activities and software practice for collection, management and cartographic representation of engineering-geological data.
Prerequisites
Geological filed survey - Engineering Geology
Exam mode
Oral exam and discussion about engineering geology map
Lesson mode
Lessons in classroom and field survey
FRANCESCA BOZZANO Lecturers' profile
  • Lesson code1021508
  • Academic year2024/2025
  • CourseEngineering, Territory and Risk Geology
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year1st year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDGEO/05
  • CFU6
  • Subject areaDiscipline geomorfologiche e geologiche applicative