Course Details

Base of geotechnics

Academic Year 2023/24

HF51 course is part of 1 study plan

N-P-C-GK / GD Winter Semester 2nd year

Subject and contents of geotechnics. Foundation soils and their classification. Geotechnical cathegories and limit states of foundation soils (bearing capacity and settlement). Foundations of constructions - spread and deep ones. Geophysical survey Investigative work of engineering geology and in situ tests of rock mechanics. Stability of slopes and rock walls, landslides. Types and specifics of underground structures, methods of building. Instrumentation and monitoring in geotechnics. Geodesic methods used in geotechnics.

Course Guarantor

Institute

Objective

The student will make general view about geotechnical discipline: rock and soil mechanics, engineering geology, foundation engineering and underground structures. He will be taken up with instrumentation and monitoring in geotechnics and with geodetical methods used in it.

Knowledge

The student in course "Base of geotechnics" will make general view about geotechnical discipline: rock and soil mechanics, engineering geology, foundation engineering and underground structures. He will be taken up with instrumentation and monitoring in geotechnics and with geodetical methods used in it.

Syllabus

1. The subject and content of geotechnics. Classification of foundation soils, rocks and week rocks.
2. Geotechnical categories and limit states of foundation soils.
3. Footings of buildings(shallow and deep)
4. Technologies of footings
5. Survey works of engineering geology
6. In situ tests of rock mechanics
7. Stability analysis of slopes and cliffs
8. The types and specifics of underground structures
9. Deformation of surroundings at underground structures
10. Instrumentation and monitoring in geotechnics
11. Geodetical methods used in geotechnics¨
12. Excursion
13. Video and credit

Prerequisites

No one special principles. General knowledge of civil engineering, techniques and natural sciences.

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

4 credits

Semester

winter

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. The subject and content of geotechnics. Classification of foundation soils, rocks and week rocks. 2. Geotechnical categories and limit states of foundation soils. 3. Footings of buildings(shallow and deep) 4. Technologies of footings 5. Survey works of engineering geology 6. In situ tests of rock mechanics 7. Stability analysis of slopes and cliffs 8. The types and specifics of underground structures 9. Deformation of surroundings at underground structures 10. Instrumentation and monitoring in geotechnics 11. Geodetical methods used in geotechnics¨ 12. Excursion 13. Video and credit

Exercise

13 weeks, 1 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

1. Classification of soil and rock 2. Engineering geology profile 3. Foundation, spread 4. Foundation, deep 5. Settlement trough over the mined tunnel 6. Control of a credit