Soil mechanics and foundation engineering

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Department of Geotechnics

Synopsis:

Classification and behaviour of soils, soil testing, earth pressures, assessment of stability and compression of selected tasks. Basic design methods for shallow footings,

piles, retaining structures, foundation pits, sheet pile walls.

Requirements:

No prerequisites

Syllabus of lectures:

Introduction to multi-phase media description, classification and behaviour, compressibility and strength, soil testing, earth pressures, assessment of stability and compression of selected tasks, soil compaction, applications in civil engineering.

Basic design methods for shallow footings,

piles, retaining structures, foundation pits, sheet pile walls,

anchors and soil improvement. Principles of monitoring in

foundation engineering. Use of Eurocode 7. Selected case

histories.

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Study Objective:

Acquaintance with basic conceptions of soil mechanics and foundation engineering, elements of calculations and design of geotechnical structures for students of Civil Engineering program

Study materials:

Šimek, J., Holoušová, T.: Mechanika zemin a zakládání staveb, Skriptum ČVUT v Praze, 1996 , Vaníček, I.: Mechanika zemin, Skriptum ČVUT v Praze, 2000 , Lamboj, L.: Zakládání staveb - Výpočty , Skriptum ČVUT v Praze, 2004

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: