Geosynthetics

lgciv2075  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

Geosynthetics
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
3 credits
20.0 h
Q2

  This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2019-2020 !

Teacher(s)
Demanet Marc;
Language
French
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of soil mechanics and geotechnics as for example taught in the courses LGCIV 1031, LGCIV 1072, LGCIV 2071
Main themes
Materials properties, function, main design fields.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 Contribution to the acquisition and evaluation of the following learning outcomes of the programme in civil engineering: AA1.1, AA1.2, AA1.3, AA2.1, AA2.2, AA2.3, AA2.4, AA2.5, AA4.1, AA4.2, AA4.3, AA4.4, AA5.1, AA5.2, AA5.3, AA5.4, AA5.6, AA6.1, AA6.3, AA6.4
More specifically, at the end of the course, the student will be able to:
  • choose the correct geosynthetic;
  • carry out a design in the main fields of application.
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Description of the Syllabus : 2 parts
Part A: Materials (properties), geosynthetics classification, function
Chap. I: Introduction
Chap. II: Geosynthetics classification and functions
Chap.III: The geomembranes
Chap.IV: The geotextiles
Chap. V: The geogrids, geonets et geocomposites
Part B: Introduction to the design methods of the geosynthetics
Chap. VI: Designing with geomembranes
Chap. VII: Designing with geosynthetics for filtration and drainage
Chap.VIII: Designing methods for unpaved roads
Chap.IX: Designing methods for soils stabilisation and reinforcement
Chap. X: Designing methods for embankments over points bearing elements
Bibliography
Syllabus
EUROCODES + NF-P-94-270 (juillet 2009) « Calcul géotechnique. Ouvrages de soutènement. Remblais renforcés et massifs en sol cloué » et BS 8006-1, BSI Standards Publication (2010): ' Code of pratice for strengthened/ reinforced soils and other fills', BSI Groupe Headquarters, UK, London
Ernst & Sohn, EGBEO (2010) : 'Empfehlungen für den Entwurf und die Brechnung von Erdkörpern mit Bewehlrungen aus Goekunstoffen,', Deutschland.
Koerner R.M. (2005): 'Designing with geosynthetics', 5th ed (Pearson Prentice Hall, Pearson Education, Inc), USA
Faculty or entity
GC


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Civil Engineering

Master [120] in Architecture and Engineering