Applied geology

The results predict that the students learned the main topics of applied geology, such as:

1. drilling systems for drilling, sampling and water wells.

2. Knowing how to compile a site project.

3. Know the elements of soil geotechnics through the main laboratory tests and in situ tests.

4. Know the main topics of hydrogeology.

5. Know the types of foundations.

6. Understand and evaluate the main geological-technical problems in the design and construction of major works (roads, dams, tunnels).

Basic principles of chemistry and physics; basic elements of geology; rock recognition; cartography geological, applied geophysics.

Attendance to lessons is compulsory. For working students, reference is made to the University teaching regulations.

Information for students with disabilities and / or SLD:

To guarantee equal opportunities and in compliance with the laws in force, interested students can ask for a personal interview with the teacher in order to plan any compensatory and / or dispensative measures, depending on the didactic objectives and specific needs. It is also possible to contact the referent teacher CinAP (Center for Active and Participated Integration - Services for Disabilities and / or SLD) of our Department.

1. Geological-technical exploration of the subsoil. Mechanical soundings: percussion, rotation and roto-percussion drilling systems. Undisturbed sample. Core drilling and main types of core drills. Samples for geotechnical characterization and main types of samplers. Calculation of the percentage of coring and RQD. Litho-stratigraphic recognition and drafting and Practice Test of the construction site report.
2. Notions of hydrogeology. Distribution of water on the planet; Water cycle; Calculation of the hydrological balance and Practice Test; Hydrological and hydrogeological basin; Types of underground water; Aquifer and groundwater; Porous and fractured aquifers; Free and confined aquifers; Total and effective porosity; Permeability; Types of permeability; Darcy's law and its limitations; Piezometry and Practice Test; Source classification; Stages of construction of a well for water; Range test.
3. Soil characterization with in situ tests. Methods for estimating in situ geotechnical properties. Static and dynamic penetrometric tests (CPT and SPT); Scissometric test (VT) Density test in situ; Load test on plate; Lugeon and Lefranc permeability tests.
4. Foundations. Study of foundations, soil-structure interactions. Information on the significant volume of the subsoil; Types of surface foundations: plinths, beams and slabs; Types of deep foundations.
5. Notes on the great works. Types and geological problems related to the construction of roads (in trenches, half-coast, in the plains, airports and railways), tunnels and dams.

1. Il rilevamento geologico, Città Studi Edizioni, Scesi L. & Papini M
2. Prospezioni idrogeologiche Vol. I e II – P. Celico – Liguori Ed.
3. Geologia Tecnica, ISEDI, Ippolito, Nicotera, Lucini, Civita, de Riso
4. Geotecnica, Lancellotta, Zanichelli

The final exam consists of an oral test and verification of learning of the topics covered in the practical tests performed during the course. 

Verification of learning can also be carried out electronically, depending on health conditions and linked to Covid-19, in compliance with current University provisions.

Geognostic investigations and drilling: drilling systems, geognostic survey, core barrel, undisturbed sample, samplers.

Notions of hydrogeology: hydrological balance, Aquifer types, porosity and permeability; Types of permeability; Darcy's law, source; phases of construction of a well for water; Range test

Soil characterization with in situ tests. CPT and SPT; Scissometric test (VT) Density test in situ; Load test on plate.

Foundations: significant volume of the subsoil; Types of shallow and deep foundations.

Notes on major works: Types and geological problems connected to the construction of roads (in the trenches, halfway up the coast, in the plains, airports and railways), tunnels and dams.