Geological risks: hazard, vulnerability and exposure; classification of geological risks; impact and statistics, risk assessment and mitigation.
Geological-technical surveys and maps: geological exploration techniques, in situ surveys, surveys and sampling, geological-technical mapping, in situ survey planning.
Preliminary characterization of rock and soil in situ and in the laboratory.
Properties of rocks and soils for technical applications: behavior of different types of rock in construction; shales, sandstones and associated rocks; soluble rocks: limestones, dolomites and evaporites; plutonic igneous rocks and volcanic rocks; metamorphic rocks; rock structure, discontinuities and faults.
Hydrogeology: hydraulic properties of soils, groundwater flow, groundwater, aquifers, and springs.
Geological problems of engineering works: support structures, dams, shallow and deep foundations, subsidence and subsidence, ground instability; surface and underground excavations, reinforcement, and support of rocks and land, open and underground mines, natural and artificial slopes.
Landslides: classification, types, mechanism, activity; site surveys; causes and factors of landslides; monitoring techniques; mitigation works and risk reduction measures.
Innovative techniques: wireless sensor networks, infrared thermography, laser scanner, radar interferometry, remote sensing.
Practical exercises in geotechnical laboratory, field trips, illustrative examples.