Geotechnical laboratory

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Centre of Experimental Geotechnics

Synopsis:

A course dealing with practical exercise on geotechnical tests in laboratory and in-situ activities (The Josef underground laboratory, http://ceg.fsv.cvut.cz). It focuses on laboratory determination of soil and rock parametres neccessary for geotechnical calculations and design - basic physical and hydrophysical properties, strength and deformation parametres.

Requirements:

No prerequisites

Syllabus of lectures:

none

Syllabus of tutorials:

- Introduction, laboratory equipments, safety rules in laboratory, course works systém

- Densities, determination of degree of saturation

- Particle size distribution: sieve analysis, sedimentary method

- Atterberg limits: liquid limit - cone and Cassagrande method, plasticity limit

- Proctor standard test

- Deformation and strength characteristics: oedometric modulus, compressibility, uniaxial strength

- Shear parametres, permeability

- Hydrophysical properties: water absorptivity, capilarity, swelling, swell index

- Strength parametres: tension, tension under bending, shear, axiator tests, triaxial test

- Strain, stress detection - laboratory, in-situ, thermometers, instrumentation (the Josef underground facility)

Study Objective:

Understanding and practical application of key principles and procedures of laboratory tests in soil and rock mechanics (incl.sampling). Getting of basic routine in the laboratory works.

Study materials:

http://ceg.fsv.cvut.cz/

ČSN EN ISO 17892-1

ČSN EN ISO 17892-2

ČSN EN ISO 17892-3

ČSN EN ISO 17892-4

ČSN EN ISO 17892-12

EN 1926

ČSN 721030

ČSN 441114

ČSN 731001

ČSN EN 1997-1

ČSN EN ISO 14688-1

ČSN EN ISO 14688-2

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Stavební Inženýrství - konstrukce a dopravní stavby, specializace Inženýrské konstrukce (compulsory elective course)
• Stavební Inženýrství - konstrukce a dopravní stavby, specializace Dopravní stavby a geotechnika (compulsory elective course)