Engineering Geology of Rocks - Rock Mechanics
| Title | Τεχνική Γεωλογία Βράχου – Βραχομηχανική / Engineering Geology of Rocks - Rock Mechanics |
| Code | EAGΜ103 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Georgios Papathanasiou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600023245 |
Programme of Study: PMS Efarmosménī kai Perivallontikī Geōlogía kai Geōkíndynoi
Registered students: 2
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technikī Geōlogía kai Ydrogeōlogía | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Total Hours | 25 |
| Class ID | 600272318
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600272318
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction)
Learning Outcomes
·Students learn the basic principles of engineering geology and rock mechanics.
·They are taught to describe rocks and rock masses and to compute their physical and mechanical properties
·To apply rock mass classification schemes and to be aware of the limitations of such methodologies
·To conduct laboratory tests on rock specimens in order to estimate strength parameters and deformability through the relationship between stress and strain
·To conduct field survey aiming to collect data regarding rock slope stability
·To use software aiming to estimate rockmass strength parameters and to perform kinematic analysis and limit equilibrium analysis
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Physical and mechanical properties of the intact rock. Stress and strain. Compressive and shear strength. Young’s modulus.
·Geotechnical classification of rock mass. Failure criteria. Mohr-Coulomb, Hoek-Brown. Isotropic and anisotropic behavior. Training on software to estimate the strength parameters and the modulus of deformation.
·Shear strength of discontinuities. Rock slope stability.
·Kinematic analysis and limit equilibrium analysis of rock slopes. Training on software.
·Laboratory testing of rock samples (point load strength test, uniaxial compressive strength, triaxial strength, shear strength of discontinuities). Boreholes and sampling. RQD
·Field survey aiming to collect data regarding the rock slopes (classification, discontinuities)
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 25 | ✓ | |||
| Seminars | 10 | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | 8 | ✓ | |||
| Fieldwork | 7 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 50 | ✓ | |||
| Project | 22 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 3 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 125 |
Student Assessment
Description
·Written final examination with a combination of questions and solving problems related to laboratory exercises.
·Oral examination for students with learning disabilities.
·Intermediate presentation of the results from the field survey and the laboratory tests.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Report (Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Κούκης Γ. και Σαμπατάκης Ν. 2002. Τεχνική Γεωλογία. Εκδόσεις Παπασωτηρίου. 514 σελ.
- Επιπρόσθετη βιβλιογραφία για μελέτη:
British Standards, 1999. Code of practice for site investigations. BS 5930, 204pp.
Simons, N., Menzies, B. & Matthews, M., 2001. A short course in geotechnical site investigation. Thomas Telford, 250pp.
Fookes, P.G., Lee, E.M. & Griffiths, J.S., 2007. Engineering geomorphology. Whittles, 281pp.
Griffiths, J.S. (ed.), 2001. Land surface evaluation for engineering practice. Geol. Soc. Eng. Geol. Spec. Publ., 18, 244pp.
Clague J., Stead D. 2012. Landslides : types, mechanisms, and modeling. ISBN 978-1-107-00206-7 (hardback)
Turner K., Schuster. R. 1996. 1978. Landslides, analysis and control. Special report - Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; 176.
Turner K., Schuster. R. 1996. Landslides : investigation and mitigation. Special report / Transportation Research Board, National Research Council ; 247.
Last Update
02-03-2025
