Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change,
in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
5 credits
30.0 h + 30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Rattez Hadrien;
Language
English
Main themes
The objectives of the course are:
- To strengthen the knowledge of geotechnical engineering through discussion of advanced concepts: lateral actions, soil-structure interaction, soil anisotropy and heterogeneity.
- To explain the design principles of geotechnical elements of a construction project: walls, sheet pile walls, piles, soil improvement methods.
- To familiarize the student with the significance of certain elements on the stability of constructions: groundwater, drainage, monitoring.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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Contribution of the course to the program objectives (N°) AA1.2, AA1.3, AA2.1, AA2.2, AA4.1, AA5.1, AA5.2, AA5.3, AA6.1 Specific learning outcomes of the course At the end of the course, students will be capable of:
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Content
- Retaining walls.
- Walls and sheet-pile walls.
- Soil improvement.
- Constitutive laws of soil behaviour.
- Introduction to numerical methods (finite elements).
- Foundation mats and slabs.
- Pile settlement.
- Horizontal loading on geotechnical elements.
- Slope stability.
Teaching methods
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.
Ex-cathedra teaching through the course resources for volume 1.Supervised exercise sessions in classroom for volume 2.
Evaluation methods
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.
The evaluation conditions are specified during the courses.
Online resources
Available on Moodle.
Bibliography
Supports du cours et documentation sur Moodle.
Faculty or entity
GC
