MZS Soil Mechanics and Building Foundation

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
summer 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ing. Radimír Novotný, DrSc. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Jiří Šál, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Radimír Novotný, DrSc.
Department of Civil Engineering – Faculty of Technology – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Civil Engineering – Faculty of Technology – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MZS/P01: Tue 14:50–16:20 A5, R. Novotný
MZS/S01: Thu 11:25–12:55 D515, J. Šál
MZS/S02: Wed 13:05–14:35 A5, J. Šál
MZS/TP01: each even Wednesday 8:00–9:30 A219, each even Wednesday 9:40–11:10 A219, R. Novotný
MZS/TS01: each odd Friday 8:00–9:30 D402, each odd Friday 9:40–11:10 D402, J. Šál
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FORMA(P)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 115 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/115, only registered: 0/115
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
Aim of tuition of this subject is to explain basics of Geology, Advanced Geology and Soil mechanics.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basics of geology, geoological structure of the Earth 2. Basics components of Earth's crust, minerals and rocks 3. Endogenous processes geological structures, board tectonics 4. Exogenous processes 5. Tasks of Engineering geology, and its importance for practice 6. Hydrogeology 7. Regional geology 8. Origin and compound of rocks, water in soil 9. Mechanical characteristics of rock and soil 10. Classification systems of soil, granularity curve 11. Tension and deformations in soil, areal and depth grounds 12. Earthy forces 13. Hillside stability
Literature
    required literature
  • KRÁSNÝ, J. et al. Podzemní vody České republiky. Regionální geologie prostých a minerálních vod. Praha: ČGS 2012. ISBN 978-80-7075-797-0.
  • HORSKÝ, O., BLÁHA, P. Inženýrsko-geologický průzkum pro přehrady. Ostrava: REPRONIS, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7329-207-2.
    recommended literature
  • BAŽANT, Z. Metody zakládání staveb. Praha: Nakladatelství ČSAV, 1973
  • CHLUPÁČ, I. a kol. Geologická minulost České republiky. Praha: Academia, 2002. ISBN 80-200-0914-0.
  • ŠIMEK, J., JESENÁK, J., EICHLER, J., VANÍČEK, I. Mechanika zemin. Praha: SNTL, 1987.
  • Kolektiv autorů. Geologická mapa České republiky 1:500 000. Praha: ČGS, 2005. ISBN 80-7075-654-3.
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Critical Thinking
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial4078
Preparation for the Final Test3838
Attendance on Lectures26 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion2614
Total:130130
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Test – mid-term 30 %
Test – final 70 %
Exam conditions
Celková klasifikace předmětu je následovná: A 100 – 90, B 89,99 – 84, C 83,99 – 77, D 76,99 – 73, E 72,99 – 70, FX 69,99 – 30, F 29,99 - 0.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2011, summer 2014, summer 2015, Summer 2016, winter 2016, winter 2017, summer 2018, winter 2018, summer 2019, winter 2019, summer 2020, winter 2020, summer 2021, winter 2021, winter 2022, winter 2023, winter 2024.
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