doc. Ing. Lumír Miča, Ph.D.

Institute of Geotechnics (GTN)

Students will acquire these knowledge:
- Mechanical behavior of geomaterials, which are used in transport structures,
- Principles and methods for the design of earth structures with regard to their stability and deformation,
- Technological procedures construction of earth structures (improvement of soil/subsoil, etc.).
Skills:
- Design and assessment of earth structures based on analytical calculation,
- Guidance for the design of earth structures using software.

Essentials of material behaviour (theory of Elasticity and Plasticity), classification of soils, Mechanical properties of soils, Effective stress.

Mechanical properties of rocks, Water flow, Numerical modeling

Optionally, students can attend lectures, field trips and workshops that are offered to them during the semester.

Not applicable.

The presented topic is practiced on a project. Part of the exercise takes place in a classroom PC - application software for the solution of the problem. Project is closed by oral presentations. Technological procedures are presented in the form of short videos. Textbooks are available in electronic form, including references to the literature.

For successful completion of the course must meet the following conditions:
1st. The credit.
1.1 Conditions for obtaining credit - attendance, examples and project submission.
2nd. Passing exams.
2.1 The written exam consists of theory and example. The minimum threshold for passing the exam is 50% of both parts. In case of a tie result of the written examination followed by an oral part.

Czech

Not applicable.

1. Introduction of Earth structures.
2. Mechanical properties and specifics of soils.
3. Mechanical properties and specifics of rock material, secondary materials, light weight fills.
4. General principles of designing earth structures – settlements analysis.
5. General principles of designing earth structures – stabilty analysis.
6. Ground improvement – Preloading, Vacuum Consolidation, Vertical drains.
7. Ground improvement – Deep Compaction.
8. Ground improvement - Deep Soil Mixing.
9. Ground improvement – Stone Columns.
10. Geosynthetics - properties; separation, filtration, drainage and erosion function.
11. Geosynthetics - reinforcement function.
12. Technology of Earth structures(embankment, cut-off).
13. Monitoring of Earth structures.

Aim of this subject is to introduce theoretical and technological issues of earth structures with special emphasis on traffic structures. Theoretical part of the subject introduces basic theoretical principles, design procedures of earth structures (stability, deformation, ground improvement) and their analysis.
Technological part is dedicated to the issues connected with execution of the earth structures. It discusses construction requirements, ground improvement techniques and others.
Students will continuously verify gained knowledge on Seminars by manual calculations as well as by calculations supported by specialized software.

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

• Programme N-P-E-SI (N) Master's

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• Programme N-P-C-SI (N) Master's

  branch K , 1. year of study, winter semester, 4 credits, compulsory
  

13 hours, compulsory

doc. Ing. Lumír Miča, Ph.D.

1. Determination of strength parameters of geomaterials.
2. Determination of stifness and technological parameters of geomaterials.
3. Design of embankment (settlement analysis).
4. Design of embankment with using software (stability analysis).
5. Design of prefabricate vertical drains.
6. Design of mechanically stabilized earth wall.
7. Credits.