- Docente: Matteo Mattioli
- Credits: 6
- SSD: GEO/05
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Geological Sciences (cod. 8015)
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from Sep 29, 2022 to Dec 22, 2022
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student possesses the knowledge of the geological and geological-applicative problems connected to the various project phases of investigation of the Great Works (large road, railway, avian and marine). The student is able to: - know hints on the specific legislation for major works in the geological / environmental field and on what the geologist's contribution is in choosing the route and studying the road and railway site; - learn the structure of a geological study to support a Great Work in the various design phases; - know the type of geological investigations to be performed and the geological and geotechnical implications for the excavation of tunnels.
Course contents
The course is organized in two modules.
First module - Frontal lessons
General overview of big engineering projects (BEP); Definition and classification of road, avian and marine infrastructures; General overview of legislation in the geological/environmental field; Geological support for BEP design within the limits of environmental compatibility; The role of the geologist in the route choice and in the study of the road, railway and airport sites, etc.; Contribution of the geologist in the search for building materials for BEP needs; Design and technical solutions related to the landfill and waste treatment plants; Geological study during feasibility study, preliminary design, final and executive design of the BEP; The role of the geologist in the safety coordination during BEP construction and evaluation of hydrogeological and geotechnical risk factors in the safety coordination during design and construction; Geological surveys for road, railways and airport construction; Geological surveys for environmental impact assessment studies; Geological studies for the design of tunnels, marine and fluvial works and bridges; Other studies related to BEP design (management and use of excavation soil and rocks, environmental remediation, etc.)
Second module - Case history and site visits
Case history with a focus on geological issues in the design and construction and their resolution; site visits.
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons
Assessment methods
Written and oral exam
Teaching tools
Office hours
See the website of Matteo Mattioli