 Aims
To provide to future architects and civil engineers fundamentals of soil physics and of soil mechanical behavior
Main themes
Soil physics, classification and behavior
Content and teaching methods
- 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 (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Pedagogy : lectures, elementary exercises
Examination : written (exercise), oral (theory)
Other credits in programs
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ARCH13BA
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Troisième année de bachelier en sciences de l'ingénieur, orientation ingénieur civil architecte
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(4 credits)
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Mandatory
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FSA12BA
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Deuxième année de bachelier en sciences de l'ingénieur, orientation ingénieur civil
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(4 credits)
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FSA13BA
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Troisième année de bachelier en sciences de l'ingénieur, orientation ingénieur civil
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(4 credits)
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GC22
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Deuxième année du programme conduisant au grade d'ingénieur civil des constructions
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(4 credits)
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