Course detail

Soil Mechanics

FAST-BF02Acad. year: 2011/2012

Soil difference of other building materials - particle nature, more-phases system. Soil formation, clay minerals, residual soils.
Properties of soils from the point of view of separate phases. Water in soil. Soil state charakteristics. Classification of soils for engineering purposes. Water flowing through soils. Shear strength of soils. Stress path. Soil properties during loading. Consolidation of soils. Practical application. Stresses in soils. Vertical and horizontal geostatical stress. Stress from external loading.
Limit states. Geotechnical categories. Bearing capacity of soils. Settlement of soils. Failures of constructions due to exceeding of 2nd limit state. Time settlement.
Stability analysis of slope. The principles of slope stability solving. Influence of water to slope stability. Saving of slopes.
Earth pressures. Aim of soil compaction. Influence of compaction to soil parameters. Improvement of soil prperties, stabilization, frezing, grouting.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Kamila Weiglová, CSc.

Department

Institute of Geotechnics (GTN)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student will master the course objective and will have basic knowledge about soil properties and soil behaviour for safe and economical design of foundations, design of earth body and for vertical structures design.

Prerequisites

Soil formation, types of foundation soils, engineering geological investigation, strength and elasticity of materials, basic principles of structural mechanics.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

1. Soil difference of other building materials – particle nature, more-phases system. Soil formation, clay minerals. Properties of soils from the point of view of separate phases.
2. Water in soil. Soil state characteristics.
3. Classification of soils for engineering purposes. Water flowing through soil.
4. Shear strength of soils. Principle of effective stress. Stress paths.
5. Soil properties during loading. Consolidation of soils. Practical applications.
6. Stresses in soils. Geostatical stress. Contact pressure. Stress from external loading.
7. Limit states. Geotechnical categories. Bearing capacity. 1st limit state check.
8. Settlement of soils. 2nd limit state check. Examples of failures.
9. Time settlement. Time settlement monitoring below structures.
10. Stability of slopes. The principles of slope stability analysis. Methods of solution.
11. Influence of water to slope stability. Rehabilitation and protection of slopes.
12. Earth pressures. Active, passive and at rest pressures. Influence of water.
13. Soil compaction– the main aim. Influence of compaction to soil parameters. Improvement of soil properties, stabilization, freezing, grouting etc.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To provide students with basic knowledge about soil properties and soil behaviour for safe and economical design of foundations, design of earth body and for vertical structures design.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

POWRIE, W.: Soil Mechanics: Concepts and Applications. Spon Press, 2002. (EN)
WEIGLOVÁ, Kamila: Mechanika zemin. Brno: AN CERM , s.r.o., 2007. ISBN: 80-7204-507-5. (CS)

Recommended reading

ATKINSON, John: An Introduction to the Mechanics of Soils and Foundations. McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1993. (EN)
ŠIMEK,J., JESENÁK,J., ECHLER,J., VANÍČEK,I.: Mechanika zemin. SNTL Praha, 1990. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-K-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch VS , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch VS , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-C-ST Bachelor's

    branch VS , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-P-E-SI Bachelor's

    branch VS , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Kamila Weiglová, CSc.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Kamila Weiglová, CSc.