| School |
Natural Sciences |
Academic Unit
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Geology Department |
Level of Studies
|
Undergraduate |
Course Code
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GEO_609E |
| Εξάμηνο σπουδών |
6ο |
Course Title
|
Marbles and aggregate materials |
Independent Teaching Activities
|
Lectures, Laboratory exercises |
Weekly Teaching Hours
|
2th+1lab |
| Credits |
3 |
Course Type
|
Scientific field |
Prerequisite Courses
|
Petrography I,II, Sedimentology |
Language of Instruction & Examinations
|
Greek. Teaching may be however performed in English in case foreign students attend the course |
Is the Course offered to Erasmus Students
|
Yes |
| Course Web-Page (URL) |
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Learning Outcomes
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By the end of this course the student will be able to:
- Use and exploitation of aggregate materials.
- Ability of drawing up mineralopetrographic and physicomechanical study of rocks.
- Management of dangerous quarry wastes and delimination of new possible areas.
- Maintenance and restoration of ancient monuments.
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General Competences
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- Searching, analysis and synthesis of facts and information, as well as using the necessary technologies
- Autonomous (Independent) work
- Group work
- Respect of the physical environement
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| Syllabus |
- Marbles and ornamental rocks- physical features, physicomechanical properties of marbles- allocation and varieties of marbles- applications of rocks- the marble in ancienty and in nowdays- databases.
- Aggregate materials and rocks- mineralopetrographic examination, laboratory tests and classification of aggregates for their different uses. – existing legislative framework and environmental restoration.
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| Delivery |
Face to Face |
Use of Information & Communication Technology
|
Lectures (power point), exercises, field exercises |
Teaching Methods
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| Activity |
Semester workload |
| Lectures |
2×13=26 |
| Laboratory exercises |
1×13=13 |
| Independent study |
36 |
| Total number of hours for the Course |
75 |
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Student Performance Evaluation
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Α. Writing examination(20%) which includes short growth questions.
Β. Oral examination (80%) which includes the writing and the presentation of scientific thesis. |
Attached Bibliography
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- Hatzipanagiotou,Κ.G. (1985):Petrography Ι.University of Patras.
- Hatzipanagiotou,Κ.G. (2005):Petrography Ι.University of Patras.
- Tsirampidis, Α.Ε. (2005):The mineral richness of Greece..Yiachoudi, Thessaloniki.
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