GEO-E1010 - Engineering Geology, Lecture, 25.2.2025-10.4.2025

Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to increase students knowledge and understanding of past and ongoing geological processes that can affect to engineered infrastructures and to the environment and provide them skills and knowledge how to apply this knowledge to engineering projects. They should have a knowledge of the physical, chemical, hydrological and mechanical properties of rocks and should have knowledge of investigation methods for determining rock mass properties and the strengths and weaknesses of such methods. Students should be able to propose site investigation programs and analyze directional data. They should be able to analyse GIS-data and spatial modelling results and be able to interpret data represented on stereonets.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 25.02.2025 - 10.04.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Jussi Leveinen

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Mineral composition textures and their relation to engineering geological properties of rocks. Deformation structures and mechanisms, weathering and hydrothermal alteration processes and their impacts of engineering geological properties. Laboratory and field investigation methods for characterization of engineering geological properties of soils and rocks. Statistical analysis of directional data. Geospatial analysis and interpolation methods and site geological models

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures, exercises, exam

    Excercises 40 %, exam 60 % of the final grade

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    5 cr

    Lectures, exercises, exam

    24 h of lectures

    44 h weekly exercises and their preparation

    67 h individual studies

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Engineering geology, Principles and Practice, by Price D.G, Springer

    Engineering Geology, rock in engineering,
    construction, Richard E. Goodman, John Wiley & Sons inc

    Structural Geology, Haakon Fossen, Cambridge Press

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

    11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring IV
    2025-2026 Spring IV

    Registration:

    Registration for the course will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).

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