1. Study of mechanical properties of geomaterials. Fundamentals of Continuum Physics, Voltage and Deformation Tensor, Invariants of Tensors and Their Role in Model Descriptions of Geomaterials.
2. Special approaches in the description of large deformations
3. Description of elastic behavior of materials, reversible component of deformation, generalized Hook law, hyperelasticity.
4. Irreversible deformations, plasticity, friction roles in materials, pores influence on effective mechanical characteristics, dilatant behavior of materials, breakage, phenomena beyond the limit of breaking, pore pressure.
5. Overview of selected experimental methods and techniques for studying other physical properties, structure and composition of geomaterials (eg porosimetry, water absorption, fluid transport in geomaterials, sound propagation in geomaterials, thermal and spectral methods).
6. Methodology of experiments studying mechanical response of geomaterials I (basic uniaxial and triaxial tests: simple and direct tension test, Brazilian test, isotropic compression, CTC, RTC, RTE, CTE, PS and TTC test, relaxation test and creep test; study of defect propagation - determination of fracture toughness)
7. Methodology of experiments studying the mechanical response of geomaterials II (cyclic loading, load control regimes beyond the limit of the breach, experiments with pore pressure)
8. Strain and strain detection in the experiment (load cell and manometer design, strain gauges - Wheastone bridge, LVDT sensors, extensometer types, 3D deformation analysis, measurement errors)
9. Overview of experimental techniques for mechanical tests (Actuator for uniaxial load, roller of jaws and jaws, triaxial testing - right triaxial cells - solutions and their deficiencies, structural types of classical triaxial chamber with axially symmetrical loading, realization of extension tests).
10. Practical part. Selected experiments on servo-hydraulic equipment with high pressure triaxial chamber for experimental study of mechanical behavior of rocks (Laboratory of the Institute of Geological Sciences, AS CR). Analysis and evaluation of these experiments. Optional visit to other experimental workplaces of the Institute of Geology of the AS CR. Laboratory of Infrared Spectroscopy, Laboratory of Microscopy, Laboratory of Thermal Analysis). Selection of experiments according to the current research plan of the laboratories and the orientation of the doctoral dissertation.
2. Special approaches in the description of large deformations
3. Description of elastic behavior of materials, reversible component of deformation, generalized Hook law, hyperelasticity.
4. Irreversible deformations, plasticity, friction roles in materials, pores influence on effective mechanical characteristics, dilatant behavior of materials, breakage, phenomena beyond the limit of breaking, pore pressure.
5. Overview of selected experimental methods and techniques for studying other physical properties, structure and composition of geomaterials (eg porosimetry, water absorption, fluid transport in geomaterials, sound propagation in geomaterials, thermal and spectral methods).
6. Methodology of experiments studying mechanical response of geomaterials I (basic uniaxial and triaxial tests: simple and direct tension test, Brazilian test, isotropic compression, CTC, RTC, RTE, CTE, PS and TTC test, relaxation test and creep test; study of defect propagation - determination of fracture toughness)
7. Methodology of experiments studying the mechanical response of geomaterials II (cyclic loading, load control regimes beyond the limit of the breach, experiments with pore pressure)
8. Strain and strain detection in the experiment (load cell and manometer design, strain gauges - Wheastone bridge, LVDT sensors, extensometer types, 3D deformation analysis, measurement errors)
9. Overview of experimental techniques for mechanical tests (Actuator for uniaxial load, roller of jaws and jaws, triaxial testing - right triaxial cells - solutions and their deficiencies, structural types of classical triaxial chamber with axially symmetrical loading, realization of extension tests).
10. Practical part. Selected experiments on servo-hydraulic equipment with high pressure triaxial chamber for experimental study of mechanical behavior of rocks (Laboratory of the Institute of Geological Sciences, AS CR). Analysis and evaluation of these experiments. Optional visit to other experimental workplaces of the Institute of Geology of the AS CR. Laboratory of Infrared Spectroscopy, Laboratory of Microscopy, Laboratory of Thermal Analysis). Selection of experiments according to the current research plan of the laboratories and the orientation of the doctoral dissertation.