Course: Soil mechanics

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Course title Soil mechanics
Course code KDS/PMZEP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šmejda Aleš, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Doležel Vladimír, doc. Ing. CSc.
Course content
The origin and composition of soil, soil - particulate nature, multiphase system. Formation of soils. Clay minerals. Descriptive and index properties of soils. Filter, strain and strength parameters. Tension, stress, effective stress principle. Permeability, compressibility and strength of soils. Mohr's theory of infringement. Basic laboratory and field testing of soils. Solving application problems of soil mechanics - a slope stability, mechanics footings, earth pressures, filter stability of earth structures. Treatment of earth as a building material. Basic principles of geotechnical monitoring.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
To familiarize students with geotechnics and the foundation engineering.
Students fill acquire knowledge in the field of soil mechanics.
Prerequisites
-

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

Credit is confirmed that the student attended full-time study at the required level of compulsory education and that it met the requirements, which was conditional on the granting of credit. Determines the conditions for credit instructors. The test of course (form, content, duration) is determined according to the study and examination rules UPa.
Recommended literature
  • ŠIMEK, J., HOLOUŠOVÁ, T. Mechanika zemin a zakládání staveb Skriptum ČVUT v Praze, 1996.
  • ŠIMEK, L. Geologie, skriptum, UPa DFJP, Pardubice 1999.
  • VACEK, J. Geotechnika I, UPa DFJP, Pardubice 2000.
  • VACEK, J. Geotechnika II, UPa DFJP, Pardubice 2000.
  • VANÍČEK, I., Kudrnáčová, I. Mechanika zemin - cvičení, Skriptum ČVUT v Praze, 1994.
  • VANÍČEK, I. Mechanika zemin, Skripta FSV ČVUT, 2000.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Structures (2014) Category: Construction industry, geodesy and cartography 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Structures (2016) Category: Construction industry, geodesy and cartography 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Structures (2013) Category: Construction industry, geodesy and cartography 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter