Course - Mineral, Engineering and Environmental Geophysics - TPG4120
Mineral, Engineering and Environmental Geophysics
About
About the course
Course content
Seismic methods (refraction and reflection), electrical methods (profiling, vertical sounding and 2D (3D) measurements), electromagnetic methods (FEM, VLF, TEM), georadar, radiometry and well logging. The lectures are limited to the topics which are relevant to mineral, engineering and environmental explorations.
Learning outcome
Understanding of possibilities and limitations for different geophysical methods used in mineralogical, engineering geological, hydrogeological, geotechnical and environmental investigations.
Ingress: The students should know how geophysics is used to map the near surface geological conditions.
Knowledge: The students should understand the main principles behind geophysical measuring techniques and how these methods are exploited for improved understanding of the near surface geology in soils and rock.
Skills: The students should be capable of deriving basic geophysical equations. They should also be able to perform simple geophysical computations. Furthermore, it is expected that they should know how to do geological interpretations based on geophysical data.
General competence: The students should understand that basic physics laws may be exploited in a variety of disciplines. They shall have an overview over possibilities and limitations of the geophysical methods used in engineering, hydrogeological, geotechnical and environmental studies. The digital component in the course is moderate.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures, field measurements/field demonstrations, compulsory exercises (interpretations included reporting). The course will be evaluated of a reference group appointed early in the semester.
Compulsory assignments
- Exercises
Further on evaluation
The report is based on field exercises. In order to pass the course, both assessments must receive a passing score.
Students who have passed the course and would like to try to improve their grade will re-take the report and/or the exam by choice. Students who have failed the course but passed the project or the exam may re-take only the failed part.
If there is a re-sit examination, the form of assessment may be changed from written to oral examination.
Recommended previous knowledge
The course TPG4100 Physics and Geophysics or corresponding basic course in geophysics.
Course materials
John M. Reynolds: An Introduction to Applied and Environmental Geophysics, John Wiley & Sons (second edition), course notes, articles and reports.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| SIG4017 | 7.5 sp |
Subject areas
- Geophysics
- Technological subjects
Contact information
Course coordinator
Lecturers
- Bjørn Syvert Frengstad
- Børge Arntsen
- Egil Tjåland
- Erik Skogen
- Maria Carmen Cuenca Garcia
- Nathan Stewart Church
Department with academic responsibility
Examination
Examination
Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025
School exam
The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.