Course Details

Principles of regional geology of the Czech Republic for civil engineers

Academic Year 2023/24

VFC002 course is part of 2 study plans

​ Elective Courses Summer Semester

​ Elective Courses Winter Semester

Principal geological units and typical lithology in the Moldanubian Region, Kutná hora-Svratka Region, Saxothuringian Region, Lausatian Region and Moravo-Silesian Region together with the Czech part of the Outer Western Carpathians.

Course Guarantor

prof. RNDr. Lukáš Krmíček, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Geotechnics

Syllabus

Geological units of the Czech Republic
Tectonic structure of the Bohemian Massif and of the Outer Western Carpathians
Pre-Mesozoic units of the Bohemian Massif
Platform units of the Bohemian Massif
Outer Western Carpathians in the Czech Republic
Engineering and geological characteristics of the rocks
Crystalline units
Consolidated Paleozoic sediments
Mesozoic consolidated cohesive sediments
Paleogene consolidated cohesive sediments
Carbonate rocks
Neovolcanites
Tertiary unconsolidated sediments
Quaternary cover (soil and loess complexes, river terraces)

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of science subjects at secondary school.

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

2 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/270939

Lecture

13 weeks, 1 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

Geological units of the Czech Republic Tectonic structure of the Bohemian Massif and of the Outer Western Carpathians Pre-Mesozoic units of the Bohemian Massif Platform units of the Bohemian Massif Outer Western Carpathians in the Czech Republic Engineering and geological characteristics of the rocks Crystalline units Consolidated Paleozoic sediments Mesozoic consolidated cohesive sediments Paleogene consolidated cohesive sediments Carbonate rocks Neovolcanites Tertiary unconsolidated sediments Quaternary cover (soil and loess complexes, river terraces)

Exercise

13 weeks, 1 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

Working with thematic maps: Geological units of the Czech Republic Tectonic structure of the Bohemian Massif and of the Outer Western Carpathians Pre-Mesozoic units of the Bohemian Massif Platform units of the Bohemian Massif Outer Western Carpathians in the Czech Republic Engineering and geological characteristics of the rocks Practical examples of rocks and soils: Crystalline rocks Consolidated Paleozoic sediments Mesozoic consolidated cohesive sediments Paleogene consolidated cohesive sediments Carbonate rocks Neovolcanites Tertiary unconsolidated sediments Quaternary cover