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CIVIL ENGINEERING

Course unit
BASIC GEOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY
IN01123598, A.A. 2018/19

Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2016/17

Information on the course unit

Degree course	First cycle degree in CIVIL ENGINEERING IN0505, Degree course structure A.Y. 2011/12, A.Y. 2018/19	bring this page with you
Number of ECTS credits allocated	6.0
Type of assessment	Mark
Course unit English denomination	BASIC GEOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY
Department of reference	Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
E-Learning website	https://elearning.unipd.it/dicea/course/view.php?idnumber=2018-IN0505-000ZZ-2016-IN01123598-N0
Mandatory attendance	No
Language of instruction	Italian
Branch	PADOVA
Single Course unit	The Course unit can be attended under the option Single Course unit attendance
Optional Course unit	The Course unit can be chosen as Optional Course unit

Lecturers

Teacher in charge	SILVANA MARTIN		GEO/03

ECTS: details

Type	Scientific-Disciplinary Sector		Credits allocated
Educational activities in elective or integrative disciplines	GEO/03	Structural Geology	6.0

Course unit organization

Period	Second semester
Year	3rd Year
Teaching method	frontal

Type of hours	Credits	Teaching hours	Hours of Individual study	Shifts
Lecture	6.0	48	102.0	No turn

Calendar

Start of activities	25/02/2019
End of activities	14/06/2019
Show course schedule	2019/20 Reg.2011 course timetable

Examination board

Board	From	To	Members of the board
8 2018	01/10/2018	15/03/2020	MARTIN SILVANA (Presidente) COLA SIMONETTA (Membro Effettivo) GALGARO ANTONIO (Supplente)
7 2017	01/10/2017	15/03/2019	MARTIN SILVANA (Presidente) COLA SIMONETTA (Membro Effettivo) GALGARO ANTONIO (Supplente)

Syllabus

Prerequisites:	Mathematics, chemistry and physics courses.
Examination methods:	one test 60 minutes long; a technical report regarding a geological argument chosen by the student; evaluation of the geological sections, projections of structural and seismic data carried out during the course and improved at home.
Assessment criteria:	The evaluation of the acquired knowledge will be done through written exercises (sections, projections, diagrams, measurements) regarding the different arguments of the course . These will be collected weekly and reviewed by the teacher.
Course unit contents:	•Earth structure and geodynamics. Element of cartography, tectonics, geomorphology, stratimetry and field analysis. Analysis of geological maps at various scales and legends. Geological profiles. Characterization of the rocks and sediments (chemistry, mineralogy and physical properties). Genesis and evolution of the sediments. Classification of the faults. Elements of geomechanics (Q, RQD, RMR, GSI etc). Elements of geophysics and geophysical survey. Earthquakes. Focal mechanisms. Magnitude evaluation. Seismicity related morphostructures (liquefation, morphological steps, radon etc). Hazard maps, accelerometric maps. Microzonation. Normative about seismicity.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods:	Reading topographic and geological maps, drawing and interpretation of geological profiles, rock examination, field excursion to collect structural and geomechanic data, plot of structural and geomechanic data, visiting a seismic laboratory, analysis of data regarding landslide sites, analysis of reports of seismic survey.
Additional notes about suggested reading:	Topographic maps, geologic maps, rock samples, structural and geomechanic data collected in the field, visit of a seismic laboratory, material regarding landslide sites, reports derived from seismic survey.
Textbooks (and optional supplementary readings)	L.G. de Vallejo, Geoingegneria. --: Pearson Prentice Hal,, 2005. C. Scholz, The mechanics of earthquakes and faulting. --: Cambridge,, 2003. A. Rampolla, La pericolosità sismica. --: Liguori editore, 2008. C.M.R. Fowler, The solid Earth. An introduction to Global Geophysics.. --: Cambridge, 2004. L. Scesi, M. Papini M., P.Gattinoni, Geologia applicata per ingegneri. Milano: Ambrosiana, 2006.