651-4065-00L Geological Site Investigations

Semester	Herbstsemester 2021
Dozierende	M. Ziegler
Periodizität	jährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung
Lehrsprache	Englisch

Kurzbeschreibung	This course introduces students to the methods used in characterising, developing or monitoring geotechnical engineering project sites. Measurements, tools and analyses are described that are relevant to determining the geologic conditions at a site as well as deformations that occur under natural or construction conditions.
Lernziel	This course aims at introducing the general procedures taken during an engineering geological site investigation. Students who complete the course should be able to design a site investigation program of measurements based on information from initial desk studies, and to analyse, integrate and interpret data from the measurement program.
Inhalt	The methods that are routinely employed in site investigations will be described focusing on their applicability in different geologic environments. The limitations of the data in constraining the parameters of interest will be addressed together with problems of interpretation and cost-versus-information value. Specific topics addressed include drilling, coring, sampling, borehole testing, geophysical methods used in engineering geology, satellite, air- and ground-based surface and displacement monitoring (photogrammetry, LIDAR and Radar), and in-situ deformation measurement methods.
Skript	Lecture notes will be available for download 1-2 days before each class.
Literatur	Hunt, R.E (2005): Geotechnical Engineering Investigation Handbook. Taylor & Francis Co. CRC Press. Online (ETH): http://www.crcnetbase.com/isbn/978-0-8493-2182-5 Simons, N., Menzies, N. & Matthews, M. (2002): A Short Course in Geotechnical Site Investigations. ICE Publishing. Online (ETH): http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/book/100017 Dunnicliff, J. (1993): Geotechnical instrumentation for monitoring field performance. 577 p., Wiley-Interscience Publishing. Supplemental literature will be suggested and made available during the course.