The course focuses on fundamentals of soil mechanics, consolidation and strength characteristics. The lecture also covers recent theoretical approaches in soil mechanics and soil improvement.
The course focuses on fundamentals of soil mechanics, consolidation and strength characteristics. The lecture also covers recent theoretical approaches in soil mechanics and soil improvement.
consolidation, shear behavior, ground improvement
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Lectures in the class will be mainly provided.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Introduction | explain geotechnical problems relating soil mechanics and importance of soil mechanics |
Class 2 | Behaviour of grains and packing of granular materials | Explanation of behaviour of grains and packing of granular materials |
Class 3 | Behaviour of remoulded soils (consolidation) | Explanation on behaviour of remoulded soils (consolidation) |
Class 4 | Behaviour of remoulded soils (shear) | Explanation of behaviour of remoulded soils (shear) |
Class 5 | Behaviour of remoulded soils (constitutive model) | Explanation of behaviour of remoulded soils (constitutive model) |
Class 6 | Behaviour of natural soils and soil disturbance | Explanation of behaviour of natural soils and soil disturbance |
Class 7 | Behaviour of improved geo-materials | Explanation of behaviour of improved geo-materials |
Class 8 | Failure criteria of soils | Explanation of failure criteria of soils |
Class 9 | Cam-clay plasticity | Expnalation of Cam-clay plasticity theory and its applicability |
Class 10 | Drained and undrained shear behaviours | Explanation of drained and undrained shear behaviours |
Class 11 | Characterisation of strength anisotropy | Explaion of characterisation of strength anisotropy and influence on soil behavior |
Class 12 | Soil crushability | Explain of soil crushability and influence on soil behavior |
Class 13 | Advanced constitutive models | Explanation of advanced constitutive models of soil and their applicability |
Class 14 | Students' Presentation 1 | Students' Presentation 1 |
Class 15 | Students' Presentation 2 | Students' Presentation 2 |
Handouts on each topic will be provided by lectures.
必要な資料は講義時に配付する
nothing in particular
Assignments (20%), presentaion (30%) & Examination (50%)
it is desirable to complete the soil mechanics 1 and 2 and ground mechanics