Compulsary optional Courses

Former Mining (WP-D07)

Course in german language
128212 | SS | M. Sc. | 2 SWS | 3 CP | Moodle-Course

Content

• Consequences of near-surface mining
• Legal framework in former mining
• Historic mining
• Exploration and indirect methods
• Mining gas and water
• Prognosis and detection methods
• Safekeeping and security techniques
• Monitoring in former mining

Landfill Technology (WP-D07)

Course in german language
128210 | SS | M. Sc. | 1 SWS | 2 CP | Moodle-Course

Content

• Material and energy recovery routes before landfilling (Circular Economy Law)
• Requirements for landfill sites - site search
• Landfills as civil engineering structures - multibarrier concept
• Components of landfills and requirements for safety, mechanic and hydraulic resistance, durability and manufacturability
• Developement of new materials and methods

Dealing with Contaminated Sites

Course in german language
128211 | SS | M. Sc. | 1 SWS | 1 CP | Moodle-Course

Content

• Legal framework for dealing with contaminated sites
• Pollutants relevant to contaminated sites
• Identification of contaminated sites
• Exploration of contaminated sites
• Evaluation of contaminated sites
• Decontamination procedures
• Sealing of contaminated sites
• Preventive soil protection

Problematic soils (WP-D08)

Course in german language
128215 | SS | M. Sc. | 2 SWS | 3 CP | Moodle-Course

Content

• Sensitive Soils
• Fundamentals of clay
• Partially saturated soils
• Collapse of soils
• Sagging / liquefaction of soils

Earthworks

Course in german language
128214 | SS | M. Sc. | 2 SWS | 3 CP | Moodle-course

Content

• Classification in earthworks
• Appropiate and economical production of earthworks
• Test procedures in earthworks
• Methods for ground improvement and stabilisation
• Concepts of soil management

Laboratory: Measuring Technology and Soil Mechanics (WP-D09)

Course in german language
127009 | WS | M. Sc. | 2 SWS | 3 CP | Moodle-Course

Content

• Vane shear test
• Dynamic probing
• Grain size distribution
• Pycnometer
• Proctor compaction test
• Atterberg limits
• Oedometertest
• Direct shear test
• Triaxial test
• Hydraulic permeability

Monitoring emission of production plans needing approval (WP-E12)

Course in german language
127019 | WS | M. Sc. | 1 SWS | 1 CP | Moodle-Course

Content

• Definitions
• Legal framework
• Examples of emissions
• Measurement principles (continuous/manual measurement procedures)
• Measurement of particulate matter
• Measurement of organic substances
• Diffuse emission sources
• Remote sensing: FTIR and LIDAR
• Measurement of odorous substances

Emission technology 2 (WP-E12)

Course in german language
128213 | WS | M. Sc. | 1 SWS | 2 LP

Content

• Definitions
• Example of Gaussian error calculation
• Estimation of the measurement uncertainty according to VDI 4219 (fundamentals, examples)
• Calibration of continuour measurement methods (definitions, procedures, examples)

Optional courses

Behaviour of Soil under Cyclic and Dynamic Loading (W2)

Course in german language
129209 | WS | M. Sc. | 2 SWS | 3 LP | Moodle-Course

Content

• Soil behaviour under monotonic loading
• Soil liquefaction
• Soil behaviour under high-cyclic loading
• Behaviour of cohesive soil under high-cyclic loading
• Introduction to Soil Dynamics
• Geotechnical earthquake engineering

Analysis of Foundation Structures (W2)

Course in german language
129210 | WS | M. Sc. | 2 SWS | 3 LP | Moodle-Course

Content

• Introduction to GGU-Software
• Stability analysis
• Slope stabilisation
• Design of piles
• Shallow foundations
• Calculation of settlement
• Design of retaining walls
• Design of gabion walls