GEOTECNICA

Settimio FERLISI GEOTECNICA

0660100028
DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA CIVILE
CORSO DI LAUREA MAGISTRALE A CICLO UNICO DI 5 ANNI
BUILDING ENGINEERING - ARCHITECTURE
2015/2016

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 4
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2012
SECONDO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
990LESSONS
Objectives
THE COURSE ON “GEOTECHNICS” IS AIMED AT PROVIDING THE ALUMNI WITH THE KNOWLEDGE ON THE MECHANICS OF SATURATED SOILS. THANKS TO THE SYSTEMATIC USE OF THE LAWS GOVERNING THE BEHAVIOR OF THE MULTI-PHASE POROUS MEDIA, THE COURSE IS ALSO ORIENTED TO HIGHLIGHT HOW THE ANALYSIS OF GEOTECHNICAL BOUNDARY PROBLEMS DEPENDS ON A PROPER KNOWLEDGE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE REFERENCE PHYSICAL CONTEXT AS WELL AS ON AN ADEQUATE INDIVIDUATION AND SOLUTION OF THE EQUATION GOVERNING THE PROBLEM AT HAND.
Prerequisites
THE PREREQUISITES ARE: THE CONCEPT OF STRESS AND STRAIN; THEIR REPRESENTATION VIA MOHR CIRCLES; THEORY OF ELASTICITY; HYDRAULIC GRADIENT.
Contents
IN-SITU INVESTIGATIONS AND LABORATORY TESTS FOR SOIL IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION. STRESS STATE IN SATURATED POROUS MEDIA. STEADY-STATE SEEPAGE AND TRANSIENT PHENOMENA. MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SOILS IN PRE-FAILURE CONDITIONS. MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SOILS IN FAILURE CONDITIONS. BUILDING WORKS OF PRACTICAL INTEREST: THE FOUNDATIONS. BUILDING WORKS OF PRACTICAL INTEREST: THE RETAINING STRUCTURES. SPECIAL PROBLEMS: JET GROUTING, MONITORING OVER LARGE AREAS, CASE-HISTORIES.
Teaching Methods
THE TEACHING INCLUDES THEORETICAL LESSONS, SEMINARS AND TUTORIAL ACTIVITIES. THE TUTORIALS DEAL WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REPORT ON THE PRINCIPAL TOPICS OF THE COURSE, WITH A PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE ASPECTS RELATED TO PRACTICE. SEMINARS AND A TECHNICAL VISIT ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE IS ALSO SCHEDULED.
Verification of learning
THE EVALUATION OF THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE FIXED PURPOSES IS CARRIED OUT VIA AN ORAL EXAM.
Texts
- BERARDI R. (2013) – “FONDAMENTI DI GEOTECNICA” – SECONDA EDIZIONE. CITTÀ STUDI EDIZIONI, TORINO.
- LANCELLOTTA R. (2004) – “GEOTECNICA” – QUARTA EDIZIONE. ZANICHELLI EDITORE, BOLOGNA.
- SET OF UNIVERSITY LECTURES
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