Scienze Ambientali | Geophysics for environment

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GEOPHYSICS FOR ENVIRONMENT

	0522400025
	DIPARTIMENTO DI CHIMICA E BIOLOGIA "ADOLFO ZAMBELLI"

	ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
	2015/2016

PERCORSO COMUNE

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2010
	PRIMO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
GEO/10	4	32	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
GEO/10	2	24	LAB	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

	Objectives
	KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN METHODS OF INVESTIGATION OF THE SUBSURFACE WITH GEOPHYSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND AN APPROPRIATE CAPACITY OF UNDERSTANDING TO DEVELOP IDEAS ON THE APPLICATION OF GEOPHYSICAL METHODS. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ACQUISITION OF APPROPRIATE SKILLS ABOUT INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF EXPERIMENTAL GEOPHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS, FINALIZED TO PROBLEM SOLVING IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD, USING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH. MAKING JUDGMENTS: ABILITY TO ASSESS, EVEN IN PRESENCE OF LIMITED INFORMATION, THE APPLICABILITY AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THE GEOPHYSICAL METHODS IN THE ANALYSIS AND RESOLUTION OF VARIOUS ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD. THEY WILL HAVE TO ENRICH THE KNOWLEDGE WITH CRITICAL SENSE AND RESPONSIBILITY, DEALING WITH DIFFERENT SOURCES. COMMUNICATION SKILLS: ACQUISITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF PROPOSALS AND CONCLUSIONS RELATIVE TO THE PERFORMED ACTIVITIES OF APPLIED GEOPHYSICS, WITH RESPECT TO SPECIALISTS AND NOT SPECIALISTS SUBSCRIBERS. THEY WILL HAVE TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THEIR CHOICES, MOTIVATING CLEARLY WITH CAPACITY OF MEDIATION AND SYNTHESIS, DEVELOPED IN GROUP WORK. LEARNING SKILL: DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING SKILLS LIKELY TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP, ON THEIR OWN, FOCUS ON STANDARD AND INNOVATIVE GEOPHYSICAL METHODS.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN METHODS OF INVESTIGATION OF THE SUBSURFACE WITH GEOPHYSICAL INSTRUMENTS
AND AN APPROPRIATE CAPACITY OF UNDERSTANDING TO DEVELOP IDEAS ON THE APPLICATION OF GEOPHYSICAL METHODS.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
ACQUISITION OF APPROPRIATE SKILLS ABOUT INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF
EXPERIMENTAL GEOPHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS, FINALIZED TO PROBLEM SOLVING IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD,
USING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH.

MAKING JUDGMENTS:
ABILITY TO ASSESS, EVEN IN PRESENCE OF LIMITED INFORMATION, THE APPLICABILITY AND FUNCTIONALITY
OF THE GEOPHYSICAL METHODS IN THE ANALYSIS AND RESOLUTION OF VARIOUS ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL
FIELD. THEY WILL HAVE TO ENRICH THE KNOWLEDGE WITH CRITICAL SENSE AND RESPONSIBILITY,
DEALING WITH DIFFERENT SOURCES.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
ACQUISITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF PROPOSALS AND CONCLUSIONS RELATIVE TO THE
PERFORMED ACTIVITIES OF APPLIED GEOPHYSICS, WITH RESPECT TO SPECIALISTS AND NOT SPECIALISTS
SUBSCRIBERS. THEY WILL HAVE TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THEIR CHOICES, MOTIVATING CLEARLY
WITH CAPACITY OF MEDIATION AND SYNTHESIS, DEVELOPED IN GROUP WORK.

LEARNING SKILL:
DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING SKILLS LIKELY TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP, ON THEIR OWN, FOCUS ON STANDARD
AND INNOVATIVE GEOPHYSICAL METHODS.

	Prerequisites
	KNOWLEDGE OF MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS AND CLASSICAL PHYSICS (I.E. POTENTIAL FIELDS, ELECTROMAGNETICS, ELASTICITY, ...) ARE NECESSARY.

	Contents
	THE COURSE PROVIDES THE THEORETICAL BASIS AND PRACTICES OF THE MAIN GEOPHYSICAL METHODS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO APPLICATION IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. METHODS FOR GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ROCKS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DATA ACQUISITION, ANALYSIS OF GEOPHYSICAL SIGNALS, DATA INVERSION METHODS. ELECTROMAGNETIC METHODS: ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY OF THE ROCKS, RESISTIVITY METHOD. SEISMIC METHODS: ELASTIC PARAMETERS, REFRACTION AND REFLECTION SEISMIC, SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY. GEOPHYSICAL METHODS FOR SEISMIC MICROZONATION AND MONITORING OF UNSTABLE AREAS. GEOPHYSICAL METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF POLLUTANTS IN SOILS. OUTLINE OF GRAVITY AND MAGNETIC METHODS.

Contents

THE COURSE PROVIDES THE THEORETICAL BASIS AND PRACTICES OF THE MAIN GEOPHYSICAL METHODS,
WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO APPLICATION IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES.

METHODS FOR GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ROCKS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DATA ACQUISITION,
ANALYSIS OF GEOPHYSICAL SIGNALS, DATA INVERSION METHODS.

ELECTROMAGNETIC METHODS: ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY OF THE ROCKS, RESISTIVITY METHOD.

SEISMIC METHODS: ELASTIC PARAMETERS, REFRACTION AND REFLECTION SEISMIC, SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY.

GEOPHYSICAL METHODS FOR SEISMIC MICROZONATION AND MONITORING OF UNSTABLE AREAS.

GEOPHYSICAL METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF POLLUTANTS IN SOILS.

OUTLINE OF GRAVITY AND MAGNETIC METHODS.

	Teaching Methods
	• LECTURES • EXERCISES • EXPERIMENTAL ACTIVITY • DISCUSSION OF CASE STUDIES

	Verification of learning
	REPORTS ON THE LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS, ORAL EXAMINATION. BASED ON THE VERIFICATION OF THE ACQUISITION OF APPROPRIATE SKILL AND CRITICAL SENSE ON THE GEOPHYSICAL METHODS.

	Texts
	TELFORD, GELDART, SHERIFF, APPLIED GEOPHYSICS, CAMBRIDGE UNIV. PRESS PARASNIS, PRINCIPLES OF APPLIED GEOPHYSICS, CHAPMAN & HALL SHARMA, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENGINEERING GEOPHYSICS, CAMBRIDGE UNIV. PRESS REYNOLDS, AN INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOPHYSICS, JOHN WILEY SHERIFF, GELDART, EXPLORATION SEISMOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE UNIV. PRESS