Mechanics of Soils A [ LAUCE1172A ]
4.0 crédits ECTS
25.0 h + 22.5 h
1q
| Teacher(s) |
Thimus Jean-Francois ;
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| Language |
French
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Place
of the course |
Louvain-la-Neuve
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| Main themes |
Soil physics, classification and behavior
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| Aims |
To provide to future architects and civil engineers fundamentals of soil physics and of soil mechanical behavior
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| 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
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| Other information |
Pedagogy : lectures, elementary exercises
Examination : written (exercise), oral (theory)
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Faculty or entity
in charge |
> GC
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