Course detail

Diploma Seminary I

FAST-CF56Acad. year: 2009/2010

The complex graduate project. Stability problems in geotechnical structures. The design and realization in very complicated geotechnical conditions. The choice of technological process - optimalization.
Special problems of solving graduate project. Building and working stages, identification of factors effecting soil-construction interaction. Conception of solving, alternatives. Investigation of definitive state.
Work with educational literature, elaboration of engaged themes, seminaries to actually problems of structure foundations.
Choice of diploma thesis submission, elaboration of basis and defence of seminary work with theme of diploma thesis.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Věra Glisníková, CSc.

Department

Institute of Geotechnics (GTN)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student will master the aim of course and learn to use theoretical knowledge obtained in previous ages for solution of more complicated geotechnical problems.

Prerequisites

Soil properties, limit states theory, basic principles of structural mechanics, elasticity and strength theories, knowledge of an assessment of building structures, foundation engineering, underground structures, geotechnical computation programmes.

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. Introduction into the course, literature, codes
2. Submission of individual task.
3. Study of individual task
4. Study of educational literature and codes
5. Engineering-geological conditions
6. Creation of engineering-geological profile
7. Input geotechnical data
8. Computation model
9. Searching of available programmes, manuals
10. Computing
11. Computing, check of the results
12. Conclusions – report of the seminary work
13. Conclusions-report of the seminary work

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

During the course the students learn to use theoretical knowledge obtained in previous ages for solution of more complicated geotechnical problems. The students will be able to solve complex geotechnical tasks including analysis of the problem, educational literature and standards, making of geotechnical profile, input geotechnical data, computation model, analysis of results.

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

KLEPSATEL, F., KUSÝ, P., MAŘÍK,L.: Výstavba tunelů ve skalních horninách. Bratislava: JAGA MEDIA s.r.o., 2003. ISBN: 80-88905-43-5. (CS)
MASOPUST, Jan: Speciální zakládání - 1. díl. Brno: AN CERM, s.r.o., 2004. ISBN 80-214-2770-1. (CS)
MASOPUST, Jan: Speciální zakládání - 2. díl. Brno: AN CERM, s.r.o., 2006. ISBN 80-7204-489-3. (CS)
ZÁRUBA, Quido, MENCL,Václav: Sesuvy a zabezpečování svahů. Praha: Academia, 1987. (CS)

Recommended reading

BOWLES, Joseph, E.: Foundation Analysis and Design. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1996. ISBN 0-07-114052-2. (EN)
BUDHU, Muni: Soil Mechanics and Foundations. USA: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2007. ISBN 978-0-471-43117-6. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch K , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch K , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-E-CE Master's

    branch K , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Věra Glisníková, CSc.