Weathering Course
This course equips you with essential skills to understand and manage weathering effects on slopes, road cuts, and structures in temperate climates. Link rock characteristics, weather patterns, and site data to evaluate risks and create affordable mitigation, monitoring, and reporting plans for geology and civil projects.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical knowledge of physical, chemical, and biological weathering in temperate regions, focusing on granite, sandstone, and limestone. Master field mapping, property measurement, rate estimation, process modelling, risk assessment, mitigation planning, and effective communication of recommendations to stakeholders.
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Develop skills
- Diagnose rock and soil weathering by identifying key field signs quickly.
- Develop slope and road-cut protection strategies suited to temperate areas.
- Calculate weathering rates with basic models, lab tests, and on-site data.
- Evaluate risks to infrastructure from weathered materials and rank fixes.
- Organise monitoring schedules, upkeep routines, and precise reports for officials.
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