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Soil Constructions

Soil Constructions

Code	10339
Year	5
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	PL(30H)/T(30H)
Scientific area	Geotechnics
Entry requirements	Soil Mechanics and Foundations
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face, including e-learning and b-learning.
Work placements	Not applicable.
Learning outcomes	In this Course Unit is intended that the student acquires advanced formation in terms of conception, design, construction and observation of geotechnical works, contributing to the acquisition of the following competences: Ability to characterize the geomaterials for transportation infrastructures and earthdams. Understand the designed and written elements that are part of a structural design of an embankment. Ability to check the stability of soil structures against failure mechanisms. Design an embankment including the support layers of the superstructure (transportation infrastructure) and the particular elements of a cross-section of an embankment dam. Ability to design alternatives in terms of solutions and construction materials for embankments. Domain of the instrumentation and monitoring works.
Syllabus	1. Mechanical properties of materials to embankment; 2. Micro and macro reinforcement of embankments; 3. Embankments roads; 4. Embankment dams; 5. Studies of percolation; 6. Stability studies; 7. Treatment of foundations; 8. Instrumentation and observation.
Main Bibliography	Neves, E. M., Caldeira, L., & Pinheiro, A. Projeto, Construção e Observação de Pequenas Barragens de Aterro, IST, 2015 Nowak, P., Gilbert, P., & Trenter, N. A. Earthworks: a guide. ICE, 2015 António Gomes Correia; Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil; Ensaios para controlo de terraplenagens. ISBN: 972-49-1193-4 Guedes de Melo e Novais Ferreira; Controle da construção de obras de terra, LNEC, 1987 Ferreira; H. Novais (1987). Acerca da compactação em estradas. Seminário 249, LNEC Veiga Pinto, A. (1982). Modelação de Enrocamentos. Dissertação apresentada a UNL para o grau de mestre.76p. Traitement des sols à la chaux et/ou aux liants hydrauliques - Application à la réalisation des remblais et des couches de forme, SETRA/LCPC, 2000. ISBN: ISBN: 2-7208-3810-1 Réalisation de remblais et des couches de forme. Fascicules I et II, LCPC-SETRA, 2000 Pedro S. Sêco e Pinto; Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil; Observação de barragens de aterro. ISBN: 972-49-0218-8
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.