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Soil Mechanics, 6 ECTS credits.
/Geoteknik/
For:
BI
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 58
Rec. self-study hours: 102
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Civil Engineering
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G1
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Aim:
After completing the course the student should be able to :
- Describe the significance of soil mechanics in construction.
- Describe the origin of soils.
- Describe the macro- and microstructure of soils.
- Describe methods used for foundation of buldings.
- Describe methods used for geotechnical field investigations.
- Describe methods used for determination of soil properties.
- Explain the significance of total and effective stresses in a ground.
- Calculate and evaluate the bearing capacity and the settlement of a foundation.
- Describe and apply a method to analyse the stability of slopes in soils.
- Describe and apply systems for classification of soils.
- Apply the results of a ground investigation to analyse the foundation of buildings.
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Building mechanics and strength of materials.
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Supplementary courses:
Road and Traffic Engineering, Water supply and Wastewater Technology, Concrete structures and Geo Construction
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Organisation:
Teaching is done in lectures and a groupwork. The groupwork consists of field investigation, laboratory works and calculations.
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Course contents:
The origin of soils. Definitions and determination of soil parameters and properties.Classification of soils. Methods for field investigation of the ground. Evaluation of a field investigation. Calculation of the bearing capacity of soils. Settlement of buildings and earthpressures against walls. Slope stability.
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Course literature:
Bengt langesten: Geotekniska Grundbegrepp
Anders Jägryd: Kurskompendium i Geoteknik
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Examination: |
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Written examination
Project assignment
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4 ECTS
2 ECTS
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Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: ITN.
Director of Studies: Dag Haugum
Examiner: Anders Jägryd
Link to the course homepage at the department
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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