▶Japanese
Post to SNS
- Home
- > School of Environment and Society
- > Graduate major in Civil Engineering
- > Stability Problems in Geotechnical Engineering
- School of Science
-
School of Engineering
- Undergraduate major in Mechanical Engineering
- Undergraduate major in Systems and Control Engineering
- Undergraduate major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Undergraduate major in Information and Communications Engineering
- Undergraduate major in Industrial Engineering and Economics
- Common courses
- School of Materials and Chemical Technology
- School of Computing
- School of Life Science and Technology
- School of Environment and Society
- 工学院，物質理工学院，環境・社会理工学院共通科目
- Liberal arts and basic science courses
- First-Year Courses
- School of Science
- School of Engineering
- School of Materials and Chemical Technology
- School of Computing
- School of Life Science and Technology
-
School of Environment and Society
- Department of Architecture and Building Engineering
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
- Department of Social and Human Sciences
- Department of Innovation Science
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Common courses
- Liberal arts and basic science courses
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Civil Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Takahashi Akihiro Takemura Jiro
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon1-2(M112) Thr1-2(M112)
- Group
- -
- Course number
- CVE.C402
- Credits
- 2
- Academic year
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2022/4/20
- Lecture notes updated
- -
- Language used
- English
- Access Index
-
Course description and aims
The course focuses on fundamentals of analysis methods, including soil-water coupled finite element analysis and material point method, for stability problems in geotechnical engineering. The course also covers recent topics in underground construction and soil improvement.
This course facilitates students' understanding of soil-water coupled finite element analysis and recent advancement in geotechnical engineering.
Student learning outcomes
Students are expected to understand fundamentals of analysis methods, including soil-water coupled finite element analysis and material point method, for stability problems in geotechnical engineering. Students also gain knowledge of recent topics in underground construction and soil improvement.
Keywords
finite element method, soil-water coupled analysis, consolidation, stability analysis, excavation and tunnelling, ground improvement
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Mainly lectures. Regular assignments are given and their reviews are made in the next class.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction (AT) | To understand stability problems in geotechnical engineering |
| Class 2 | Governing equations for soil-water coupled problems (AT) | To understand derivation of soil-water coupled governing equations |
| Class 3 | Finite element modelling (Weak-form of governing equations) (AT) | To understand weak form of the governing equations |
| Class 4 | Finite element modelling (Discitisation in space and time domains and specification of boundary conditions) (AT) | To understand discitisation in space and time domains and specification of boundary conditions |
| Class 5 | Soil behaviour and modelling (Real soil behaviour / simple elasto-plastic models) (AT) | To understand real soil behaviour and simple elasto-plastic models |
| Class 6 | Soil behaviour and modelling (Cam-clay model) (AT) | To understand Cam-clay model |
| Class 7 | Consolidation analysis (Parameter determination) (AT) | To understand parameter determination for consolidation problems |
| Class 8 | Consolidation analysis (Calculation examples) (AT) | To understand consolidation analysis |
| Class 9 | Dynamic response analysis 1 (AT) | To understand dynamic response analysis |
| Class 10 | Dynamic response analysis 2 (AT) | To understand dynamic response analysis |
| Class 11 | Stability analysis using finite element method (AT) | To understand stability analysis using finite element method |
| Class 12 | Material point method (AT) | To understand material point method |
| Class 13 | Underground construction (Open-cut) (JT) | To understand recent open-cut methods for excavation |
| Class 14 | Underground construction (Tunnelling) (JT) | To understand recent tunnelling methods |
Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Handouts will be provided by the instructors.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
For finite element analysis in geotechnical engineering:
D.M. Potts & L. Zdravkovic (1999) Finite element analysis in geotechnical engineering - Theory, Thomas Telford
O.C. Zienkiewicz, A.H.C. Chan, M. Pastor, B.A. Schrefler & T. Shiomi (1999) Computional geomechanics - with special reference to earthquake engineering, John Wiley & Sons
Assessment criteria and methods
Assignments (80%) and attendance (20%)
Related courses
- CVE.C201 ： Soil Mechanics I
- CVE.C202 ： Soil Mechanics II
- CVE.C310 ： Foundation Engineering
- CVE.C311 ： Geotechnical Engineering in Practice
- CVE.C401 ： Mechanics of Geomaterials
- CVE.C431 ： Physical Modeling in Geotechnics
- CVE.M401 ： Civil Engineering Analysis
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
No prerequisites are necessary, but enrollment in the related courses is desirable.
