- Lecturer
- Kitazume Masaki Pipatpongsa Thirapong
- Place
- Thr5-6(M112)
- Credits
- Lecture2 Exercise0 Experiment0
- Code
- 61038
- Syllabus updated
- 2013/4/14
- Lecture notes updated
- 2013/5/29
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- Semester
- Spring Semester
Outline of lecture
This course explains mechanical characteristics of soils as geomaterials and factors affecting them.
Purpose of lecture
Explain mechanical characteristics of geomaterials.
Plan of lecture
1. Introduction, Behaviour of grains and packing of granular materials
2. Behaviour of remoulded soils (consolidation)
3. Behaviour of remoulded soils (shear)
4. Behaviour of remoulded soils (constitutive model)
5. Behaviour of natural soils and soil disturbance
6. Behaviour of improved geo-materials
7. Failure criteria of soils
8. Cam-clay plasticity
9. Deformation characteristics
10. Prediction of soil strength
11. Modelling of time dependent behaviour
12. Advanced soil constitutive models
13. Presentation by students
14. Presentation by students
15. Review and practice
Textbook and reference
Handouts on each topics will be provided by lecturers
Related and/or prerequisite courses
None
Evaluation
Attendance, assignments, quizzes and examinations
