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- Graduate major in Civil Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Kitazume Masaki Kasama Kiyonobu
- Class Format
- Lecture
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon1-2(M113) Thr1-2(M113)
- Group
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- Course number
- CVE.C401
- Credits
- 2
- Academic year
- 2019
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2019/4/15
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- English
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Course description and aims
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.
Student learning outcomes
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.
Keywords
consolidation, shear behavior, ground improvement
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Lectures in the class will be mainly provided.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction, Characteristics of geo-materials, Behaviour of grains and packing of granular materials | Explanation of geotechnical problems related to 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 | Behaviour of improved geo-materials, 1 and 2 | Explanation of behaviour of improved geo-materialsshear behaviours, 1 and 2 |
| Class 8 | Dynamic geotechnical characterization, 1 | Explanation of dynamic characteristics and behaviour of geo-materials |
| Class 9 | Dynamic geotechnical characterization, 2 | Explanation of dynamic characteristics and behaviour of geo-materialsbehavior analysis of soil and ground. |
| Class 10 | Elastic wave equation and Equivalent linear analysis | Explanation of elastic wave equation and equivalent linear analysis for dynamic |
| Class 11 | Seismic response analysis for layered soil | Explanation of seismic response analysis for layered soil |
| Class 12 | Liquefaction potential, evaluation and analysis | Explanation of liquefaction potential, evaluation and analysis |
| Class 13 | Liquefaction prevention techniques | Explanation of liquefaction prevention techniques |
| Class 14 | Students' Presentation 1 | Students' Presentation 1 |
| Class 15 | Students' Presentation 2 | Students' Presentation 2 |
Textbook(s)
Handouts on each topic will be provided by lectures.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
nothing in particular
Assessment criteria and methods
Assignments (20%), Presentaion (30%) & Examination (50%)
Related courses
- CVE.C431 ： Physical Modeling in Geotechnics
- CVE.C402 ： Stability Problems in Geotechnical Engineering
- CVE.C403 ： Geo-environmental Engineering
- CVE.C432 ： Rock Engineering
- CVE.C201 ： Soil Mechanics I
- CVE.C202 ： Soil Mechanics II
- CVE.C310 ： Foundation Engineering
- CVE.C311 ： Geotechnical Engineering in Practice
- CVE.N231 ： Concrete and Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory I
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
It is desirable to complete Soil Mechanics 1 and 2 and Foundation Engineering.
