Introduction; presentation of useful drilling technology in the industry. Drilling equipment and parts. Overview of equipment and using the equipment for making boreholes. Drilling technologies. Presentation of different drilling technologies, for example drilling for obtaining drinking water and for studying energy raw materials. Borehole maintenance. Boreholes as structures that must ensure long-term use.
The dynamics of groundwater and the hydraulics of capture facilities; the hydraulics of surface waters; applied hydrology; applied hydrogeology; economics and organisation in hydrology and water resource management; engineering geological mapping; stability analysis of the surface; stability analysis of rock; the use of GIS techniques for determining engineering and geological conditions, the use of engineering ... Read more
Fluid mechanics. Thermodynamics. Tutorial: creating computational examples.
Environment: earth, water, air. Principles of the ISO 14000 standard. Types of activities affecting the environment (locally, globally). Influence of the economy and legislation on environmental policies at home and abroad. Characterisation of waste and contaminants. Minimising waste materials. Secondary raw materials. Clean technologies.
Analyses and solving of typical geomechanical problems, for example: calculation of initial tension, calculation of increased tension in the soil due to external loads, calculation of water flow in soils and filter nets, calculation of shifts and displacements, theoretical basis for the analysis of the stability of sloping hillsides and riverbanks, stability analyses of natural ... Read more
Basics of photogrammetry. GPS basics. Remote sensing. Surveying and mapping.
Ordinary differential equations (first and second order linear differential equations). Fundamentals of functions of several variables (graph, continuity, limits). Partial derivatives (definition and geometric interpretation; tangent plane to the graph, stationary points and their classification; gradient, directional derivative). Double and triple integrals (examples, introduction of new variables: polar, cylinder and spherical coordinates; usage).
Kinematics, link between kinematic and transport quantities, dynamics, work, power, impulse and momentum, moments of inertia, types of friction.
General information on how waste is generated, about quantities and types of waste materials, methods of waste collection and transport, waste management practices, types of landfills, environmental impacts, environmental protection and monitoring.