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Syllabus |
1 - States of stress and strain in soils; 2 - Shear strength of soils (theories of failure, laboratory determination, stressstrain-dilatancy relations; introduction to critical state theory; discussion of the Cam-Clay model which uses ideas of elasticity and plasticity deformations expressed in quantitative terms in a mathematical model) 3 - Compressibility and consolidation (deformation mechanism - settlements, laboratory determination of stress-strain behaviour and strain rates, estimated time of settlement by consolidation, secondary consolidation, consolidation acceleration techniques - behaviour of contaminated soils; 4 - Lateral earth pressure and application to retaining walls (structures that interact with the soil; limit states of equilibrium; lateral earth pressure and associated deformation, active and passive earth pressure, application point, for seismic analysis); 5 - Introduction to soil dynamics (dynamic properties of soils, soil liquefaction).
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Main Bibliography |
Matos Fernandes, M (2006, 2011) Mecânica dos Solos - Vol. I e Vol. II - (FEUP), ISBN 972-752-086-3 e 978-972-752-136-4 Maranha da.s Neve, E. (2016) Mecânica dos Estados Críticos - solos saturados e não saturados, IST Press, ISBN 978- 989-8481-48-1 Das, Braja M. (2006) Principles of geotechnical engineering. 6th edt., Thomson Learning Ltda. ISBN 0-534-55144-0 Lambe, T.W., Whitman, R.V. (1979) Soil Mechanics, SI version. J. Wiley, ISBN 0-471-80792-3 Frank, R.; Bauduin; C., Driscoll,R.; Kavvadas M.; Krebs Ovesen, N.; Orr, T.; Schuppener, B. (2004) Designers´guide to EN 1997-I Eurocode 7: Geotechnical Design-General Rules. Thomas Telford, ISBN 0 7277 31548 Das, Braja M. (1987) Advanced Soil Mechanics. Mcgraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-Y66237-1 Copper, P.L.; Cassie, W.F., Geddes, J.P. (1980) Problems in engineering soils. E & F.N. Spon, London Atkinson, J.H.; Bransby, P.L. (1978) The Mechanics of Soils - An introduction to the critical state soil mechanics. McGraw-Hill ISBN 0-07-084077-6.
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