Soil Mechanics 1300-OMG11W-GES
The lecture is focused on:
- review of methods, thematic range and development trends of soil mechanics,
- analysis of stress and deformation states in a soil medium (tensor framework, definitions, specific cases: uniaxial and flat states, stress and deformation changes with time)
- models of stress propagation in the soil basement
- constitutive relationships between the stress and deformation states, application of elasticity and plasticity theories in soil mechanics, construction of rheological models,
- influence of pressure and water flow on the behaviour of the soil medium,
- soil deformation (changes with stress and time),
- consolidation models (uni- and triaxial filtration consolidation, solutions by Terzaghi, Davis & Raymod, Gibson, Fredlund, Biot),
- strength criteria used in soil mechanics (Coulomb-Mohr, Hubert-Mises, Tresca, Veibul, Griffith; Roscoe strength planes)
- changes of soil strength and deformation in time, laws of flow,
- strength and deformation of unsaturated soils (suction potential, behaviour of basement in unsaturated soils)
- soil behaviour in dynamic load conditions, models of dynamic loads, mass selection and damping in equivalent systems, scales of dynamic influence, influence of dynamic loads on the strength and deformation of soils in civil engineering (transportation, hydrotechnical) and mining etc., changes of slope stability in dynamic conditions.
Type of course
Prerequisites (description)
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Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student:
- knows and understands the complexity of strength and deformation changes in soils in time at static and dynamic stress in deferent saturation states (P2A_W01),
- knows the principles of presenting soil strength and deformation, consolidation models and strength criteria (P2A_W04),
- has a theoretical background for planning research of soil strength with application of advanced techniques for various geological tasks (P2A_W07),
- understands the need of obtaining data on the expanding knowledge and applications of determining soil strength and deformation parameters (2PA_K01).
Assessment criteria
Examination requirements:
- knowledge of material presented during the lectures,
- knowledge of literature and data from legal acts (Polish norms and Eurocode) indicated by the course instructor,
- practical knowledge acquired during classes.
Practical placement
not applicable
Additional information
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