Questions on the course gelogy

1. Describe the mutual influence of engineering structures and the geological environment.

2. Name the main sections of engineering geology.

3. Give a brief description of the geospheres.

4. For what purposes the age of rocks is determined, what methods exist.

5. What are called minerals and rocks.

6. How are rocks divided by genesis.

7. Formation and forms of occurrence of igneous rocks, their fracturing and construction properties.

8. Formation and conditions of occurrence of sedimentary rocks, their classification, application in construction.

9. Metamorphic rocks. The main factors of metamorphization, use in construction.

10. Fundamentals of soil science.

11. The processes of the internal dynamics of the Earth. Types of tectonic movements.

12. Types of dislocations, their impact on engineering and geological conditions during construction.

13. Seismic phenomena, Types of seismic waves and the nature of earthquakes.

14. Lithospheric plates of the upper shell of the Earth and types of their contacts.

15. What does hydrogeology study?

16. Types of water in rocks.

17. Classification of groundwater.

18. What characterizes the map of hydroisogypsis.

19. Types of water intakes. Darcy's Law.

20. Name the processes of the Earth’s external dynamics and their influence on the geological environment.

21. Weathering processes and weathering products. Eluvium.

22. Geological activity of the wind: deflation, corrosion, transportation and accumulation.

23. Planar and deep erosion. Gully. Elements of the ravine.

24. Geological activity of the river. Elements of the valley, types of terraces, engineering and geological features during construction.

25. Describe hazardous geological processes, such as:

- Suffozia;

- Karst;

- quicksand;

What are the features of construction?

26. Geological activity of lakes and swamps, features of construction in these conditions.

27. Types of glaciers. Features of construction on moraine deposits.

28. Mudflows. Areas of manifestation and slope conservation measures.

29. Types of permafrost. Conditions of occurrence, hydrogeology and features of construction.

30. Gravitational processes on the slopes and pits: debris, landslides, landslides. Origin, mechanism of movement, classification, control measures.

31. Geotechnical features of loess rocks.

32. Goals and objectives of engineering and geological surveys.

33. Surveys by type of construction.

34. In which are engineering-geological and geo-ecological problems of cities.