Hazard and risk assessment of geological phenomena
| Title | Αξιολόγηση επικινδυνότητας και διακινδύνευσης γεωλογικών φαινομένων / Hazard and risk assessment of geological phenomena |
| Code | EAGΜ104 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Georgios Papathanasiou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600023246 |
Programme of Study: PMS Efarmosménī kai Perivallontikī Geōlogía kai Geōkíndynoi
Registered students: 4
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technikī Geōlogía kai Ydrogeōlogía | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Geōmorfologikés Diergasíes kai Geōperivállonta se Synthīkes Klimatikīs Metavlītótītas | Elective Courses | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 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 | 600272319
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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/1/600272319
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 geohazards (landslides, rockfalls, liquefaction and flood)
·They are taught to estimate the susceptibility, hazard and risk of geological phenomena.
·To compute the spatial probability of geohazards and the temporal probability of triggering factors i.e., earthquake and rainfall.
·Το assess the flood risk in a river basin.
·To estimate the hazard on regional, local and site-specific scale
·To assess the risk of manmade environment.
·The student will develop the ability to apply various temporal and spatial prediction methods in two scales of investigation: site-specific analysis and regional assessment and to compile relevant reports and maps.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
·Describing the terms of susceptibility, hazard, vulnerability, elements at risk and risk
·Analyzing the geological phenomena that can induce damages to the manmade environment (landslides, rockfalls, liquefaction and flood).
·Landslides. Classification, identification, delineation and compilation of relevant regional and local scale maps.
·Rockfalls. Classification, hazard and mitigation measures.
·Liquefaction. Susceptibility, potential, lateral spreading and free-field failures.
·Types of Floods, Magnitude and Return period of floods, Estimation of flood discharge using various methods, Flood risk indices, Estimation of lateral movement of riverbeds, vertical erosion (scour), Simulation using HER-RAC
·Development of an inventory map of geological phenomena.
·Evaluation of the spatial probability (susceptibility) of geohazards in regional, local and site-specific scale. Analyzing the different approaches. Development of a susceptibility map.
·Evaluation of the temporal probability of triggering factors (earthquake, rainfall)
·Hazard evaluation of geological phenomena in regional, local and site-specific scale. Analyzing the different approaches. Development of a hazard map.
·Training on 2D and 3D software for the evaluation of hazard.
·Vulnerability and risk assessment of the manmade environment.
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 Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 25 | ✓ | |||
| Seminars | 10 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 40 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 22 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 100 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written final examination with short questions (Formative, Summative).
Oral examination for students with learning disabilities.
Intermediate presentation regarding the hazard evaluation of a geological phenomenon.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Βουδούρης, Κ. (2021): Τεχνική Υδρογεωλογία. Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα, Θεσσαλονίκη.
Κούκης Γ., Σαμπατακάκης Ν. 2007. Γεωλογία Τεχνικών Έργων. Εκδόσεις Παπασωτηρίου. Αθήνα. 575 σελ.
Πιτιλάκης Κ. 2010. Γεωτεχνική σεισμική μηχανική. Εκδόσεις Ζήτη. 716 σελ.
Παπαθανασίου Γ. (2022). Τεχνική Γεωλογία και Γεωλογικοί Κίνδυνοι. Αθήνα: Κάλλιπος, Ανοικτές Ακαδημαϊκές Εκδόσεις
Appelo, C. and Postma, D. (1993): Geochemistry, Groundwater and Pollution, Balkema, p. 536.
Λέκκας, Ευθ. (1996): Φυσικές και τεχνολογικές καταστροφές. Αθήνα.
Linsley, P.K., Kohler, M.A. and Paulhus, J.L.M., (1975): Hydrology for engineers, 2nd ed., Mc Graw-Mill Inc, New York.
Τodd, D.K., Mays, L.W. (2005): Groundwater Hydrology. 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken.
Bell F.G. 1999. Geological hazards: their assessment, avoidance, and mitigation. E & FN Spon, London, New York.
Corominas J., van Westen C., Frattini P., Cascini L., Malet J-P., Fotopoulou S., Catani F., Van Den Eeckhaut M., Mavrouli O., Agliardi F., Pitilakis K., Winter M.G., Pastor M., Ferlisi S., Tofani V., Hervás J., Smith J.T. 2014. Recommendations for the quantitative analysis of landslide risk, Bull Eng Geol Environ pp. 209–263. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-013-0538-8.
Cruden D.M., Varnes D.J. 1996. Landslide types and Processes. In Landslide investigation and Mitigation. Transportation Research Board, US National Research Council, Turner A.K., Schuster R.L. (Eds). Special Report, 247, pp. 36-75.
Gorum T., van Westen C.J., Korup O., van der Meijde M., Fan X., van der Meer F.D. 2013. Complex rupture mechanism and topography control symmetry of mass-wasting pattern, 2010 Haiti earthquake. Geomorphology, 184, pp. 127–138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.11.027.
Guzzetti F., Reichenbach P., Cardinali M., Galli M., Ardizzone, F. 2005. Probabilistic landslide hazard assessment at the basin scale. Geomorphology, 72 (1–4), pp. 272–299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.06.002.
Jibson, R.W., Harp, E.L., Michael, J.A. 2000. A method for producing digital probabilistic seismic Idriss I.M., Boulanger R.W. 2008. Soil Liquefaction during Earthquakes. EERI Publication.235 p.
Idriss I.M., Boulanger R.W. 2008. Soil Liquefaction during Earthquakes. EERI Publication.235 p.
Malamud BD., Turcotte DL., Guzzetti F., Reichenbach P. 2004. Landslide inventories and their statistical properties. Earth Surf. Proc. Land, 29, pp. 687–711.
Youd T.L, Perkins D.M. 1978. Mapping of Liquefaction induced Ground Failure Potential. Journal Geot Geoenv Eng, 104, pp. 433-446.
van Westen C.J., Alkema D., Damen M.CJ., Kerle N., Kingma N.C. 2011. Multi-hazard risk assessment. UN University – IUNU-ITC DGIM.
Παπαθανασίου Γ. 2006. Φαινόμενα ρευστοποίησης εδαφών στον ελληνικό χώρο. Διδακτορική διατριβή Τμήμα Γεωλογίας ΑΠΘ. 327 σελ.
Τσαγγαράτος Π. 2012. Διερεύνηση τεχνικογεωλογικής συμπεριφοράς των γεωλογικών σχηματισμών με τη χρήση πληροφοριακών συστημάτων. Διδακτορική Διατριβή, ΕΜΠ.
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27-02-2025
