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Course code: IBN10136o16
Semester: 2016/2017 summer
Name: Geology
Major: Civil Engineering
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 2
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 9 / 9 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. inż. Alicja Czamara
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: Student knows the basics of geology; recognizes the basic minerals and rocks; has a basic knowledge of: the origin of minerals and rocks which are the building ground and building materials; understands the geological processes that formed the Earth's surface and which have an impact on its properties.

Competences: Students can pre-assess the conditions of foundation subject in the area, using the information contained in the geological documentation, thematic maps and geological cross-sections.

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Course content: Fundamentals of dynamic geology. Structure of the Earth. Endogenous, exogenous and anthropogenic processes. Fundamentals of historical geology. Geological structures of Poland. Rocks the Earth's crust as the base of constructions (building ground). Structure and physic-chemical properties of clay minerals. Basics of hydrogeology. Conditions of groundwater occurrence and groundwater classification. Physical and chemical properties of groundwater. Geological maps. Engineering geological characteristics of the land. Elements of the geological law.

Recommended literature: Czamara A., Kowalski J., Molski T.: 2005. Hydrogeologia inżynierska z podstawami gruntoznawstwa. Skrypt AR we Wrocławiu nr 504; Glazer Z., Malinowski J.: Geologia i geotechnika dla inżynierów budownictwa. PWN, Warszawa 1991; Kowalski J.: Hydrogeologia z podstawami geologii. Wyd. AR we Wrocławiu, 2007; Lenczewska – Samotyja E., Łowkis A.: Przewodnik do ćwiczeń z geologii inżynierskiej i petrografii. Oficyna Wyd. Polit. Warsz., 2000; Mizerski W.: Geologia dynamiczna. PWN, Warszawa 2006; Praca zbiorowa pod red. M. Wacławskiego: 2005. Zarys geologii i hydrogeologii. Wyd. PK., Kraków.

Assessment methods: Obligatory completion of exercises on the base of test and reports on exercises. Obligatory completion of lectures on the base of test after 2nd semester. Minimum 60% of knowledge to pass.

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