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, Characteristics of geo-materials, Behaviour of grains and packing of granular materials | Explanation of geotechnical problems relating soil mechanics, importance of soil mechanics, and behaviour of grains and packing of granular materials |
Class 2 | Behaviour of remoulded soils (consolidation), 1 | Explanation on behaviour of remoulded soils (consolidation) 1 |
Class 3 | Behaviour of remoulded soils (consolidation), 2 | Explanation on behaviour of remoulded soils (consolidation) 2 |
Class 4 | Behaviour of remoulded soils (shear) 1, drained behavior | Explanation of behaviour of remoulded soils (drained shear) |
Class 5 | Behaviour of remoulded soils (shear) 2, undrained behavior | Explanation of behaviour of remoulded soils (undrained shear) |
Class 6 | Behaviour of natural soils and soil disturbance | Explanation of behaviour of natural soils and soil disturbance |
Class 7 | Soil dynamics | Explanation of soil dynamics and seismic behavior of ground |
Class 8 | Dynamic geotechnical Characterization | Explanation of dynamic characteristics and behaviour of geo-materials |
Class 9 | Elastic wave equation and Equivalent linear analysis | Explanation of elastic wave equation and equivalent linear analysis for dunamic behavior analysis of soil and ground. |
Class 10 | Seismic response analysis for layered soil | Explanation of seismic response analysis for layered soil |
Class 11 | Liquefaction potential, evaluation and analysis | Expnalation of liquefaction potential, evaluation and analysis |
Class 12 | Behaviour of improved geo-materials 1 | Explanation of behaviour of improved geo-materialsshear behaviours 1 |
Class 13 | Behaviour of improved geo-materials 2 | Explanation of behaviour of improved geo-materials 2 |
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