- Part of module "Geo- und hydrotechnical Engineering"
- Semester: 2
- Annualy in summer semester
- SWS: 3
- ECTS: 3
- Examination: Written examination 90 min
- Lecture:
- Lecturer: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Torsten Wichtmann
- weekly, Tuesday; 13:30 - 15:00
- C9A, HS 6
- Exercise:
- Lecturer: M.Sc. Cristian Rodriguéz
- 7 dates
- Tuesday, 15:15 - 16:45
- C9A, HS 6
- Voluntary tutorials:
- 7 dates
- Tuesday, 15:15 - 16:45
- Details will be provided in the lecture
- Content:
- Classification and identification of soils
- Description of soil state
- Water in the soil
- Hydraulic conductivity and seepage flow
- Distribution of vertical stress in the soil
- Stress-strain relationship
- Settlement Analysis
- Consolidation theory
- Shear strength
- Earth pressure
- Basics of Soil Dynamics (wave propagation, laboratory and field testing, soil-structure interaction under dynamic loading)
- Soil Liquifaction (phenomenon, consequences, estimation of liquefaction risk, prevention)