APPLIED GEOLOGY
Stampa
Enrollment year
2016/2017
Academic year
2018/2019
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
GEO/05 (APPLIED GEOLOGY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Course
GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Year of study
Period
1st semester (01/10/2018 - 18/01/2019)
ECTS
9
Lesson hours
80 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
WRITTEN TEST
Teacher
MEISINA CLAUDIA (titolare) - 3 ECTS
GIARRATANA VINCENZO - 3 ECTS
PILLA GIORGIO - 3 ECTS
Prerequisites
= Geomorphology, Geology I and Geology II are preparatory classes for Engineering Geology class.
Learning outcomes
The following skills will be provided to the student: ability to describe and classify the geological issues in a
engineering geology viewpoint; ability to analyze the territory for the research and the exploitation of natural
resources; knowledge of the basic principles of water dynamics (surface and hypogean waters); ability to deal
with some simple problems regarding territorial protection; understanding and processing of fundamental data
collected on the field.
Course contents
Module 1. Hydrogeological water balance: the rainfall inflow, the evapotranspiration, the run-off, the water
influx. Surface water: hydrogeological parameters and processes, run-off coefficient, fluvial hydraulics outlines,
water level and discharge gauging surveys (current meter, tracers), river flood and minimum flow, hydrographs,
recurrence interval. Groundwater: aquifers, groundwater flow, groundwaters, determination of hydrogeological
parameters, thematic mapping, aquifers withdrawal (springs and wells), coastal aquifers. Physico-mechanical
properties of soils and rocks.
Module 2. Engineering geology definition. Engineering geology problems. Engineering geological model. The geological materials: earth, rock, rock mass and structurally complex formations. Physics, indices and mechanical properties. Consistency limits and interactions between earth liquid and solid phases. Classification systems of soil and rock.
Laboratory practical activities: laboratory tests for the measure of physical and mechanical properties of soils. Measure of water content, bulk density. Grain size analysis. Atterberg limit tests.

Landslides: classification, slope
stabilization and bioengineering techniques).
Module 3. Underground prospecting, direct and indirect site investigation surveys, aims and using. Drilling techniques: drilling logs, sampling procedure, technical description and quality rating of sampling. Test and measures for soils: cone penetration test, vane test, flat dilatometer test, pressurometer, static plat load test. Test and measures for rock.
Teaching methods
The class compounds of lectures, practicals and fieldwork.
Reccomended or required readings
- L. Scesi, M. Papini, P. Gattinoni Principi di Geologia Applicata - Ed. CEA Milano.
- Luis Gonzalez de Vallejo, Mercedes Ferrer (2011). Geological Engineering. CRC Press, ISBN 9781439892213
- Castany G. - Idrogeologia. Principi e metodi. Flaccovio Editore.
- Cestari F. Prove geotecniche in sito. Ed Geograph
- Course notes, scientific articles and other material will be provided during the course.
Assessment methods
At the end of each module, the student will incur a written exam. The final grade will be the average grade of the three exams.
Further information
At the end of each module, the student will incur a written exam. The final grade will be the average grade of the three exams.
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