Course Details

Experiment in Geotechnics (The Course of ESF)

Academic Year 2024/25

VFC001 course is not part of any programme in the faculty

Course Guarantor

Institute

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

2 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Lecture

13 weeks, 1 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. Geotechnical investigation according to DIN EN 1997-2 2. Geophysical survey methods 3. Conventional survey methods 4. Monitoring of the geological environment 5. Landslides and rock collapse I. 6. Landslides and rock collapse II. 7. Physical model 8. Numerical model 9. Numerical model 10.Case studies 11.Field excursion

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

1. Preparation for foundation soil investigation 2. Investigation of foundation soil - methods 3. Laboratory testing of soils - sample preparation, methods, evaluation 4. Monitoring of rock environment - theory 5. Monitoring of rock environment - practical application 6. Hydraulic parameters of soils and rocks 7. Physical modeling - introduction, theory 8. Physical modeling - methods, risks, practical application 9. Mathematical modeling - introduction, theory 10.Mathematical modeling selected geotechnical problems 11.Case study - field excursion