Unit APPLIED GEOLOGY
- Course
- Geology
- Study-unit Code
- 55003309
- Location
- PERUGIA
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Corrado Cencetti
- Teachers
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- Corrado Cencetti
- Hours
- 68 ore - Corrado Cencetti
- CFU
- 9
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2020
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Ambito geomorfologico-geologico applicativo
- Academic discipline
- GEO/05
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- Rocks and engineering soils. Index properties. Water in the ground. Types of aquifers, springs. Mechanical properties of soils. Soil-structure interactions. Landslides and remediation of instability. Fluvial Dynamics and remodeling of riverbeds. Reservoirs. Quarries. Petroleum Geology (general principles) and alternative energy resources.
- Reference texts
Scesi L., Papini M. & Gattinoni P. (2003) - Geologia Applicata - Applicazione ai progetti di Ingegneria Civile. Vol. 2. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana.
Pipkin B.W., Trent D.D. & Hazlett R. (2007) - Geologia ambientale. Edizione italiana a cura di Rinaldo Genevois. Piccin Editore, Padova.
Canuti P., Crescenti U. & Francani V. (2008) - Geologia applicata all'ambiente. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Milano.
Copies of the slides illustrated in class by the teacher.- Educational objectives
- To understand the technical role of Engineering Geologist for the planning of Civil Engineering works, by means of analysis of mechanical behaviour of soils and rocks. To understand the kinematics and dynamics of mass movements. Acquisition of methods for use and management of water resources (surface water and groundwater) and the related to quarrying activity. Acquisition of specific skills that form the essential basic knowledge of the professional geologist, also because the course is planned in the third year of the three-year degree course of study and it is distinctly "professionalizing". In fact the three-year degree in Geology allows the enrollment at the National Council of Geologists (Sect. B = Geologist junior).
- Prerequisites
Although no mandatory prerequisite is requested, basic knowledges of general Geology and Geomorphology are considered indispensable, in order to understand the contents of this course.- Teaching methods
Lessons and practice.- Other information
None- Learning verification modality
- Oral exam, which consists of an interview lasting between 30 to 45 minutes, depending on the need, aimed at verifying the preparation of the Student about the topics covered in the course and the acquisition of specific skills that form the essential basic knowledge of the professional geologist. This because the course is planned in the third year of the three-year degree course of study and it is distinctly "professionalizing". In fact the three-year degree in Geology allows the enrollment at the National Council of Geologists (Sect. B = Geologist junior).
For information on support services for students with disabilities and / or DSA visit http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa - Extended program
- Engineering Geology and Earth Sciences. Rocks and Soils. Soli Index Properties and classification systems. Water in the ground and groundwater circulation. Types of aquifers. Springs: characteristics and classifications. Water intakes. Main mechanical properties of rock materials. Cohesion, internal friction angle and shear strenght. Soil-structure interactions. Terrain reactions. Significant volume of soil. Ideal terrain (Winkler) and real terrain (Boussinesq). Foundation. Strain in terrain. Consolidation and subsidence. Landslides (in general). Factors and causes. Precursor signs of landslides. Main assessment and monitoring. Thematic mapping. Principles of Fluvial Dynamics. Remodeling of riverbeds. Reservoirs: engineering geological elements supporting project plans. Quarrying activity. Quarries and mines: engineering geological elements supporting project plans of quarries. Petroleum geology (general principles). Alternative energy resources (general principles).