Course detail

Selected Articles of Geotechnics

FAST-BF53Acad. year: 2015/2016

The factors effecting engineering soil properties. Mechanics of shallow foundations. Superstructures – strengthening of existing doundations, methods of building. Analysis of earth pressures. Static design of axial and lateral loaded piles. Foundation of hard constructions at complicated foundation conditions. Design of reinforced-soil structures. Basic rock properties and their classification. Calculation of rock pressure. Underground urbanization. Foundations at reconstructions. Improvement of soil properties in subsoil. Mistakes in building foundation and their removing. Influence of geotechnical construction on environment.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Kamila Weiglová, CSc.

Department

Institute of Geotechnics (GTN)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student will master the course objective and will know how to safely and economically design foundations of structures at different geotechnical conditions. Student will have basic knowledge about specific geotechnical problems and with basic rocky properties, rock classification and with underground urbanization.

Prerequisites

Soil formation, types of foundation soils, engineering geological investigation, strength and elasticity of materials, basic principles of structural mechanics.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Geotechnical investigation. Soil difference of other building materials. The main factors influenced engineering soil properties.
2. Mechanics of shallow foundations.
3. Superstructures-strengthening of existing foundations, methods of building.
4. Earth pressures analysis. Stability analysis of earth structures.
5. Pile foundations – modern technologies. Static design of axial and lateral loaded piles.
6. The design of hard constructions at difficult foundation conditions.
7. Design of reinforced-soil structures.
8. Basic rock properties and the classification of them. Rock pressure.
9. Underground urbanisation. Collectors, car parks, underground garages.
10. Foundations during reconstructions. Shallow footings and their underpining.
11. Geotechnical tasks solution by means of computers programmes. Improvement of subsoil. Mistakes in building foundations and their removing. Influence of geotechnical construction on environment.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To teach the students how to safely and economically design foundations of structures at different geotechnical conditions. To acquaint the students with specific geotechnical problems. Further with basic rocky properties, rock classification and with underground urbanization.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

DESAI, Ch. S., ABEL, J. F.: Introduction to the Finite Element Method. USA: Van Nostend Reinhold Company, 1972. (EN)
FEDA, Jaroslav: Interakce piloty a základové půdy. Praha: Academia, 1977. (CS)
KEEDWELL, M .J.: Reology and Soil Mechanics. Elsevier, 1984. (EN)

Recommended reading

McKYES, E.: Agricultural Engineering Soil Mechanics. Berlin: Ernst & Sohn, 1989. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch S , 4. year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Kamila Weiglová, CSc.

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Kamila Weiglová, CSc.