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Engineering - Architecture Faculty

Geological Engineering Services

DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES

CONSULTANCY AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

A. Geological Survey Services

  1. Preparation of geological maps
  2. Preparation of geological cross-sections

B. Engineering Geology Services

  1. Characterisation of natural building materials
  2. Determination of physical and mechanical properties of aggregates
  3. Groundwater and hydrogeological surveys
  4. Design and stability analysis of rock-cut structures
  5. Rockfall and slope stability analyses
  6. Highway route surveys
  7. Railway route surveys
  8. Tunnel route surveys
  9. Protected area and natural heritage assessments
  10. Geological-geotechnical surveys for zoning plans
  11. Parcel-based geotechnical surveys

C. Medical Geology Surveys

D. Mineralogical and Petrographic Identification

E. Reserve Calculations (provided that field data are supplied by the client)

F. Geological and Geotechnical Reports, Certification, Approval and Expert Opinion

LABORATORY SERVICES

A. Rock Mechanics Laboratory

  1. Core sampling (per piece)
  2. Unit weight
  3. Specific gravity test
  4. Water content determination
  5. Effective porosity
  6. Total porosity
  7. Void ratio
  8. Water absorption by weight and by volume
  9. Compressive strength with Schmidt hammer
  10. Uniaxial compressive strength
  11. Triaxial compressive strength
  12. Point load strength test
  13. Slake durability test
  14. Freeze-thaw test

B. Petrography, Mineralogy and Palaeontology Laboratory

  1. Petrographic examination in thin section (with photomicrographs and description)
  2. Petrographic examination in thin section
  3. Examination of aggregates embedded in resin
  4. Petrographic examination of hand specimens or under binocular microscope
  5. Petrographic analysis of aggregates
  6. Palaeontological examination in thin section
  7. Calcite-dolomite differentiation by the Alizarin Red S method
Services