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Conservation of Selected Churches in the Most Region and Karvina Region and Their Significance for Geotourism
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2016)
Coal mining in the Czech Republic has left significant marks on the geomorphology of the regions. Simultaneously, it has also affected the lives of people who have lived there for centuries. This article selects two areas, ...
THE ROLE OF ENGINEERING-GEOLOGICAL ZONES IN FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
(STEF92 TECHNOLOGY LTD, 2012)
The role of engineering-geological conditions in foundation engineering is very important as they define the marginal conditions of the subsoil being capable of bearing a building without possible negative effects on its ...
ANALYSIS OF EARTH PRESSURE AT RETAINING WALLS REINFORCED WITH GEOSYNTHETICS
(STEF92 TECHNOLOGY LTD, 2014)
Recent design methods of reinforced retaining walls are based on several approaches at the earth pressure determination. Newer methods are developed to bring the design model closer to real conditions. The monitoring of ...
VERIFICATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE GEOTECANICAL MONITORING USING FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
(STEF92 TECHNOLOGY LTD, 2013)
Verification of the results of the geotechnical monitoring using finite element analysis shows that this method allows you to make a sufficiently accurate prediction of the behavior of the structure. The actual modeling ...
NEED FOR A SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION OF SOLID ROCKS AND SOILS IN ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
(STEF92 TECHNOLOGY LTD, 2012)
Description of rocks in engineering geology is a specific and different from other geological disciplines. This need results from the necessity to apply of the rock properties in their names and descriptions. For foundation ...
Monuments of The Czech Republic On The UNESCO World Heritage Site List and Their Significance for Geotourism
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2016)
The article presents the monuments from the Czech Republic enlisted on the UNESCO World Heritage Site List. Each country tries to choose representative sites and monuments that document the structural and architectural ...
SELECTED GEOBARRIERS AS PART OF LAND USE PLANNING INFORMATION AND RATING SERVICE
(INT SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE SGEM, 2011)
The aim of the paper is to inform on the need to apply geological information in land use planning and other state administration spheres, such as building office services. The study was carried out within the locality ...
Listing a Geological Rarity of 'Stone Balls' in Kysuce Among World Geotourism Destinations
(IOP PUBLISHING LTD, 2016)
Kysuce, situated on the border with the Czech Republic and Poland, belongs among distinctive regions in the Slovak Republic. This region offers tourism many interesting sites. Few decades ago, Kysuce offered tourists and ...
DETERMINATION OF SERVICE AREAS BASED ON VECTOR NETWORK MODEL ROADWAYS
(STEF92 TECHNOLOGY LTD, 2013)
The contribution presents the design of an original algorithm for the delimitation of service areas in a vector model of road network. Service areas are derived from the service network, computed for a selected centre on ...
THE RESULTS OF ANALYTICAL METHODS APPLIED IN THE STUDY OF ORGANIC MATTER CONTAINED IN THE CARBONIFEROUS CLASTIC SEDIMENTS
(STEF92 TECHNOLOGY LTD, 2014)
The objective of the work is to determine the total percentage of organic matter in the coal deposit sediments. Such obtained data provides important information, for example, about the conditions under which the deposit ...
