651-4078-00L  Clay Mineralogy

SemesterFrühjahrssemester 2014
DozierendeL. P. Meier, M. Plötze
Periodizitätjährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung
LehrspracheEnglisch


KurzbeschreibungThis course gives a comprehensive introduction in clay mineralogy, properties, characterising and testing methods as well as applied aspects and problems of clays and clay minerals in geotechnics.
LernzielFundamental knowledge of mineralogy of clay minerals, their specific properties with a focus to their potential use, problematics and things to consider in geotechnics.
Inhalt-Origin of clays;
-Clay mineral structure, classification and identification
-Properties of clay materials, characterisation and quantification (rheology, plasticity, shearing, swelling, permeability, retardation and diffusion)
-Application of clays
-Clay Minerals in Geotechnics (e.g. soil mechanics, barriers, slurry walls)
SkriptLecture slides and further documents will be available in the lecture
Voraussetzungen / Besonderesincludes practical work and experiments