After successful completion of the course, students are able to describe the basic geological processes, such as the formation and technical characteristics of minerals and rocks, the structure of the earth, plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes, and the effect of the water. Furthermore, students can explain the basics of geogenic natural hazards, such as mass movements (rockfalls and landslides), locate the geological zones of Austria and explain their geotechnical properties, and identify some of the most important rocks.

Lecture: 1. General introduction, 2. Earth structure and plate tectonics, 3. Mineralogy, 4. Rocks, 5. Volcanism, 6. Earthquakes, 7. Structural geological bases, 8. Weathering, 9. Water and erosion, 10. Transport and sedimentation processes , 11. Clay Minerals, 12. Glacials, intergrlacials and Glaciers, 13. Mass Movements, 14. Hydrogeology, 15. Karst, 16. Underground Exploration, 17. geological Compass , 18. Map Reading, 19. Cultural Geology, 20. Geology of Austria

Exercises: Rock determination on handpieces; Exercises with geological maps and profiles; Compass measurements and evaluation.

Frontal lessons and practical exercises

Anwesenheitspflicht bei den Übungen und den Übungsvorträgen !

exam and exercise-protocol

books

Bahlburg, H., Breitkreuz, C.: Grundlagen der Geologie, Springer/Spectrum , 4. Aufl. 2012

John Grotzinger, Thomas H. Jordan, Frank Press, Raymond Siever: Allgemeine Geologie. Spectrum 2007