Course Details
Selected Chapters of Geotechnics
Academic Year 2023/24
BFB004 course is part of 1 study plan
BPC-SI / S Summer Semester 4th year
Types of geomaterials and their properties.
Factors affecting the properties of geomaterials.
Stiffness of soils (stiffness in range of small and very small strain, soil stiffness measurements in the laboratory).
Strength of soils (theory of critical states).
Material models for soils (elasticity, perfect plasticity and plasticity with hardening).
Laboratory test to determine the input parameters for material models.
Mathematical modeling of geotechnical structures.
Monitoring in geotechnics.
Factors affecting the properties of geomaterials.
Stiffness of soils (stiffness in range of small and very small strain, soil stiffness measurements in the laboratory).
Strength of soils (theory of critical states).
Material models for soils (elasticity, perfect plasticity and plasticity with hardening).
Laboratory test to determine the input parameters for material models.
Mathematical modeling of geotechnical structures.
Monitoring in geotechnics.
Course Guarantor
Institute
Objective
To teach the students how to safely and economically design foundations of structures at different geotechnical conditions. To acquaint the students with specific geotechnical problems. Further with basic rocky properties, rock classification and with underground urbanization.
Knowledge
Student will master the course objective and will know how to safely and economically design foundations of structures at different geotechnical conditions. Student will have basic knowledge about specific geotechnical problems and with basic rocky properties, rock classification and with underground urbanization.
Syllabus
1. Introduction to the subject (terminology, case studies).
2. Types of geomaterials (soils, rocks, light materials, geosynthetics) and their properties.
3. Mathematical modeling in geotechnics.
4. Stiffness and strength of soils.
5. Constitutive models – elasticity and perfect plasticity.
6. Constitutive models – plasticity with hardening.
7. Shallow foundations.
8. Pile and combined fundations.
9. Retaining structures.
10. Underground structures.
11. Monitoring in geotechnics.
2. Types of geomaterials (soils, rocks, light materials, geosynthetics) and their properties.
3. Mathematical modeling in geotechnics.
4. Stiffness and strength of soils.
5. Constitutive models – elasticity and perfect plasticity.
6. Constitutive models – plasticity with hardening.
7. Shallow foundations.
8. Pile and combined fundations.
9. Retaining structures.
10. Underground structures.
11. Monitoring in geotechnics.
Prerequisites
Soil formation, types of foundation soils, engineering geological investigation, strength and elasticity of materials, fundamentals of structural mechanics and soil mechanics.
Language of instruction
Czech
Credits
4 credits
Semester
summer
Forms and criteria of assessment
course-unit credit and examination
Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences
Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
Offered to foreign students
Not to offer
Course on BUT site
Lecture
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective
Syllabus
1. Introduction to the subject (terminology, case studies).
2. Types of geomaterials (soils, rocks, light materials, geosynthetics) and their properties.
3. Mathematical modeling in geotechnics.
4. Stiffness and strength of soils.
5. Constitutive models – elasticity and perfect plasticity.
6. Constitutive models – plasticity with hardening.
7. Shallow foundations.
8. Pile and combined fundations.
9. Retaining structures.
10. Underground structures.
11. Monitoring in geotechnics.
Exercise
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory
Syllabus
1. Basic tasks in geotechnics and their solutions.
2. Determination of properties geomaterials.
3. Exercise in laboratory – oedometric test.
4. Exercise in laboratory – triaxial test (CD).
5. Exercise in laboratory – permeability test.
6. Evaluation of laboratory tests.
7. Shallow foundations.
8. Pile and combined fundations.
9. Retaining structures.
10. Underground structures.
11. Credits.