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Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
GEOL1028-1  Site investigation

Duration :  12h Th, 5d FW, 60h Proj.
Number of credits :  
Master in Geological and Mining Engineering, research focus, 1st year3
Master in Geological and Mining Engineering, specialized approach, 1st year3
Lecturer :  Serge Brouyère, Frédéric Nguyen
Coordinator :  N...
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the second semester
Course contents :  
The course makes students investigate a real site in a given context. It may consist for example in a contamination problem. Students will perform a series of field tests (pumping, tracer, drilling, CPT, geophysics) to characterize the various properties of the subsurface with a view to achieve the given objectives.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
  • Design an integrated campaign for collecting hydrogeological, geotechnical and geophysical data.
  • Follow a geological drilling.
  • Conduct well surveys.
  • Characterize the spatial variations of parameters and data.
  • Integrate nd interprete a set of data.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Hydrogeology Applied Geophysics Geotechnics Geological mapping Geology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
A couple of presentations will be given in order to prepare students for field investigations. The learning activities will be mainly data acquisition and integrated interpretation.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :  
NA/
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Written report and oral defense.
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
The course is organized on one week, which is fixed at the beginning of the year.
Contacts :  
Serge Brouyère and Frédéric Nguyen



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