Rock and Soil Mechanics

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	English
Code	224-0060/02
Abbreviation	MHZ
Course title	Rock and Soil Mechanics
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Geotechnics and Underground Engineering
Course coordinator	doc. Dr. Ing. Hynek Lahuta

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction. Rock and soil materials. Nature of soils.
2. Physical properties. Mass-volume relations, index properties.
3. Classification of grounds. Geotechnical survey. Geotechnical categories.
4. Water flow in ground
5. Stresses in ground.
6. Mechanical properties.
7. Strenght characteristics, testing. Deformational characteristics.
8. Consolidation of ground.
9. Soil and ground mechanics problems.
10. Slopes. Stability of slopes from cohesive soils.
11. Stability of slopes from frictional soils. Stability of rock slopes.
12. Earth pressures against supports.1
3. Modification of soil properties. Compaction,
14. Modeling in geomechanics. Geotechnical monitoring. Inverse analysis.

E-learning

www.geotechnici.cz
LMS Moodle VŠB-TUO

Literature

Baars, S. [i] 100year_Prandtls_Wedge. [/i] 2016. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.18068.40324
Verruijt, A. [i] Soil mechanics. [/i] 2012. Delft University of Technology. http://geo.verruijt.net/
Aysen, A.: [i] Soil Mechanics:Basic Concepts and Engineering Applications. [/i] Leiden : A.A.Balkema Publishers, 2005
Pansu, M. [i] Handbook of Soil Analysis - Mineralogic, Organic and Inorganic Methods. [/i] Springer 2006. ISBN 103-540-31210-2

Advised literature

Craig, R.F.: [i] Craig's Soil Mechanics. [/i] Seventh Edition. Taylor&Francis Group, 2004.
Atkinson, J. H., Bransby, P.L.: [i] The Mechanics of Soil: An Itroduction to Critical State Soil Mechanics. [/i] McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1978. .

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