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Learning Objectives
To give the knowledge references of the geological applications in the field of water resources , fluvial hydraulics and works, civil engineering works, slope instabilities and geological hazards and risks evaluations
Competence acquired
Provide the basic skills for the profession of naturalist and the teaching of natural sciences in the fields of water resources, planning, construction and risk prevention
Skills acquired (at the end of the course):
To be able to develop topics of geological
nature applied to the territory and to the environment
Prerequisites
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
Teaching Methods
LECTURES
Further information
Frequency of lessons is highly recommended, but not mandatory; frequency of at least 2/3 of practice and lab is required
Type of Assessment
ORAL EXAMINATION
Course program
COURSE INTRODUCTION: principles of applied and environmental geology.
APPLIED GEOLOGY FOR LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT:
thematic maps.
INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGICAL RISKS:
Idrogeological, sismic, anthropic,
GEORESOURCES:mineral, soil geothermic.
METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSES: land systems.
SURVEY OF EARTH INTERIORS
Prospecting with electrical method: general electrical methods, the electrical resistivity of materials and rocks, Archie's law, basic concepts and devices in the exploration electrical current, vertical electric survey, data analysis and interpretation, direct problem and inverse problem, fields of use of the vertical electric survey, surveys dipolar, profiles of electrical resistivity methods equipotential. Roll along, pseudosections, Electrical Imaging 2D, 2.5D and 3D examples of inquiry. Reliefs time laps, Reliefs IP. Transcriptions Geoelectric at sea, Definition of sensitivity, Defining Caricability. Calculation of the depth of investigation. Application of the calculation program RES2DINV. Noise data. Summary cards of misure.