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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Soil and Rock Mechanics

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 224-0201/06
Abbreviation MH&Z
Course title Soil and Rock Mechanics
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Geotechnics and Underground Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Karel Vojtasík, CSc.

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.

Atkinson, J. H.: An Introduction to the Mechanics of Soils. London : McGraw-Hill, 1993
Aysen, A.: Soil Mechanics:Basic Concepts and Engineering Applications. Leiden : A.A.Balkema Publishers,2005
Craig, R.F.: Craig's Soíl Mechanics Seventh Edition. London New York : Spon Press, 2004

Literature

Atkinson, J. H.: [i] An Itroduction to the Mechanics of Soils. [/i] London : McGraw-Hill, 1993
Aysen, A.: [i] Soil Mechanics:Basic Concepts and Engineering Applications. [/i] Leiden : A.A.Balkema Publishers, 2005
Craig, R.F.: [i] Craig's Soíl Mechanics Seventh Edition. [/i] London New York : Spon Press, 2004

Advised literature

Atkinson, J. H.: [i] An Itroduction to the Mechanics of Soils. [/i] London : McGraw-Hill, 1993
Aysen, A.: [i] Soil Mechanics:Basic Concepts and Engineering Applications. [/i] Leiden : A.A.Balkema Publishers, 2005
Craig, R.F.: [i] Craig's Soíl Mechanics Seventh Edition. [/i] London New York : Spon Press, 2004