Course Details

Geology

Academic Year 2025/26

BFA001 course is part of 4 study plans

​ BPA-SI Winter Semester 1st year

​ BPC-SI / VS Winter Semester 1st year

​ BPC-MI Winter Semester 1st year

​ BKC-SI Winter Semester 1st year

Course Guarantor

prof. RNDr. Lukáš Krmíček, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Geotechnics

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Credits

5 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Offered to foreign students

To offer to students of all faculties

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/289600

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. Introduction, Earth’s interior, historical geology, basic rock classification, rock-forming minerals and their properties.
  • 2. Rock structure – generally; igneous rock structure, basic types of plutonic and volcanic rocks.
  • 3. Sedimentary rocks I, textures, properties, behaviour and application of sedimentary rocks.
  • 4. Sedimentary rocks II, basic types.
  • 5. Basic types of metamorphic rocks, properties, behaviour and application of metamorphic rocks.
  • 6. Endogenous processes in the Earth’s crust.
  • 7. Exogenous processes in the Earth’s crust.
  • 8. Landslides.
  • 9. Ground water and springs.
  • 10. Geological maps and information sources, methods of investigation of foundation ground.
  • 11. Basics of regional geology of the Bohemian Massif and Western Carpathians on the territory of the Czech Republic.
  • 12. Overview of basic types of foundation ground in relation to geological characteristics.
  • 13. Basic tasks of engineering geology in construction in relation to environmental aspects. Exploitation of rocks and their application in building industry.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1. Work schedule of the seminars. Sources of information, study literature. Prerequisites.
  • 2. Minerals and textures of igneous rocks.
  • 3. Overview of igneous rocks.
  • 4. Entering essay. Safety fieldwork. Minerals and textures of sedimentary rocks. Overview of sedimentary rocks.
  • 5. Overview of sedimentary rocks – complete. Minerals and textures of metamorphic rocks. Overview of metamorphic rocks.
  • 6. Consultation on the essay – description of rock material from the selected location, classification.
  • 7. Consultation on the essay – description of rock material from the selected location, classification.
  • 8. Repeat petrography – Preparation for credit.Checking text essay. Geological maps.
  • 9. Repeat petrography – Preparation for credit.Checking text essay. Geological maps.
  • 10. Description of rock material for credit.
  • 11. The defense seminar work.
  • 12. Geological field trip.
  • 13. Credit.