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Soil mechanics [ LAUCE1172 ]


5.0 crédits ECTS  25.0 h + 22.5 h   1q 

Teacher(s) Thimus Jean-Francois ;
Language French
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Main themes Soil physics, classification and behavior
Aims To provide to future architects and civil engineers fundamentals of soil physics and of soil mechanical behavior
Content - Definitions, chemical and physical properties, grain size analysis, phase relations, consistency indices and Atterberg limits, classification - Effective stress concept, effect of water at rest and of water seepage, permeability - Mechanical characteristics, stress-strain relation, shear strength - Water seepage through soils : fundamentals, Laplace equation, boundary conditions, flow net determination, , drainage, geotextiles
Other information Pedagogy : lectures, elementary exercises Examination : written (exercise), oral (theory)
Cycle et année
d'étude
> Bachelor in Engineering : Architecture
> Bachelor in Engineering
Faculty or entity
in charge
> GC


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