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STABILITY OF SLOPES

Sabatino CUOMO STABILITY OF SLOPES

0622100023
DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA CIVILE
EQF7
CIVIL ENGINEERING
2018/2019



YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2017
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
660LESSONS
SABATINO CUOMO T Curriculum
Objectives
•EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
THE COURSE OF SLOPE STABILITY AIMS TO TRANSFER THE MAIN THEORETICAL AND APPLICATIVE CONCEPTS FOR UNDERSTANDING THE BEHAVIOR OF NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL SLOPES AND THEIR ENGINEERING MODELLING IN RELATION TO DIFFERENT BOUNDARY CONDITIONS. FURTHERMORE, IT IS PROPOSED TO PROVIDE THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE TO CHOOSE AND DESIGN THE MOST SUITABLE STABILIZATION INTERVENTIONS AND TO FORESEE THEIR INTERACTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENT CONTEXT IN WHICH IT IS INSERTED.

•KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND
FORECAST OF LANDSLIDES PHENOMENA EVOLUTION. DESIGN METHODOLOGIES IN THE LIGHT OF CURRENT LEGISLATION, TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE STABILIZATION OF POTENTIALLY UNSTABLE NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL SLOPES

•ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT MUST BE ABLE TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE TO SITUATIONS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE DEALT WITH DURING THE COURSE AND TO DEEPEN THE TOPICS OF THE COURSE USING ANALYTICAL TOOLS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE EXPOSED OR COMPLEMENTARY TO THEM.

•AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT
ABILITY TO DISCERN AMONG THE MOST APPROPRIATE THEORIES AND METHODS (IN TERMS OF ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY) FOR THE ANALYSIS, DESIGN AND PREDICTION OF THE BEHAVIOR OF SIMPLE OR COMPLEX SLOPES.

• COMMUNICATION SKILLS
ABILITY TO WORK IN A TEAM AND DISCUSS ABOUT TOPICS OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING.
Prerequisites
• PREREQUISITES
FUNDAMENTAL NOTIONS OF GEOTECHNICS THAT CAN BE ACQUIRED IN PREVIOUS COURSES, SUCH AS:
PRINCIPLE OF EFFECTIVE STRESS; STRESS AND STRAIN STATE IN MULTIPHASE POROUS MEDIA; STEADY-STATE AND TRANSIENT FLOW IN POROUS MEDIA; BASIC PRINCIPLES OF MULTI-PHASE POROUS MEDIA MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR BOTH IN SATURATED AND UNSATURATED CONDITIONS.

• PROPEDEUTICS
GEOTECHNICS
Contents
•INTRODUCTION AND MAIN DEFINITIONS: TYPES OF SLOPES, DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL SLOPE, LANDSLIDE AND CLASSIFICATION OF LANDSLIDES, (THEORY 3);
•RECALL OF THE CONCEPTS OF SAFETY FACTOR AND INDEFINITE SLOPE (THEORY 2, TUTORIAL 2);
•ANALYSIS OF SLOPE STABILITY ON LARGE AREA USING LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM METHODS, VAST-AREA MODELS (THEORY 3, TUTORIAL 3);
•SLOPE STABILITY CHARTS (THEORY 2, TUTORIAL 3);
•APPROXIMATE AND RIGOROUS LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM METHODS (THEORY 5, TUTORIAL 3);
•GEOTECHNICAL MODEL (THEORY 2);
•STRESS-STRAIN ANALYSIS IN FINE GRAINED AND COARSE-GRAINED SOILS (THEORY 5);
•BACK ANALYSIS – OPERATIVE STRENGTH - FRAGILITY INDEX (THEORY 2, TUTORIAL 3);
•ELEMENTS OF ROCK MECHANICS AND STABILITY OF ROCK SLOPES (THEORY 5, TUTORIAL 3);
•STABILIZATION INTERVENTIONS ON NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL SLOPES (THEORY 5);
•STABILIZATION INTERVENTIONS ON SLOPES THROUGH DRAINING PIPES AND TRENCHES, 5 HOURS (THEORY 3, TUTORIAL 2);
•METHODS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SURFACE EROSION (THEORY 3).
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE INCLUDES THEORETICAL LESSONS (40 HOURS, 4 CFU) AND TUTORIALS (20 HOURS, 2 CFU).
DURING THE THEORETICAL LESSONS, NEW ISSUES ARE PRESENTED WITH AN INCREASING LEVEL OF COMPLEXITY.
DURING THE TUTORIALS, SPECIFIC PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED USING THE TECHNIQUES PRESENTED IN THE THEORETICAL LESSONS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TUTORIAL IS GUIDED BY THE TEACHER, WHO TRIES TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN THE STUDENT'S ABILITY AND IDENTIFIES THE MOST SUITABLE TECHNIQUES FOR THE APPLICATION. THE FINAL PRODUCTS OF THE TUTORIAL LESSONS ARE REPORTS IN WHICH ARE SUMMARIZED THE MAIN TOPICS OF THE COURSE AND ARE POSED PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE APPLICATION ASPECTS.
THERE WILL BE SEMINARS ON TOPICS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST AND TECHNICAL VISITS ON SITES OF SIGNIFICANT WORKS.
ATTENDANCE IS COMPULSORY, WITH A MINIMUM ATTENDANCE PERCENTAGE OF AT LEAST 70% OF THE HOURS OF THE COURSE.
Verification of learning
THE ASSESSMENT OF THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ESTABLISHED OBJECTIVES WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH AN ORAL EXAM, AT THE END OF THE COURSE, CONCERNING THE TOPICS PRESENTED DURING THE LESSONS AND THE DISCUSSION OF A CASE STUDY OR A PROJECT DETAILED BY THE SINGLE STUDENT AND / OR AS A GROUP WORK ABOUT THE STABILITY OF NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL SLOPES.
THE LEVEL OF EVALUATION OF THE EXAM TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE EFFICIENCY OF THE METHODS USED, THE COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY OF THE ANSWERS, AS WELL AS THE CLARITY IN THE PRESENTATION.
THE FINAL MARK IS ATTRIBUTED OUT OF THIRTY AND THE EXAM IS CONSIDERED PASSED WHEN THE GRADE IS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 18.
THE MINIMUM LEVEL OF EVALUATION (18) IS ASSIGNED WHEN THE STUDENT HAS AN ACCEPTABLE KNOWLEDGE OF THE THEORETICAL CONTENTS OR SHOWS A LACK OF ABILITY TO APPLY THE THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO PRACTICAL CASES.
THE MAXIMUM LEVEL (30) IS ASSIGNED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A COMPLETE AND IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THEORETICAL CONTENTS OR SHOWS A REMARKABLE ABILITY TO LINK THE DIFFERENT TOPICS OF THE COURSE TOGETHER.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE HONOURS (30L) IT IS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT:
- THE QUALITY OF THE PRESENTATION, IN TERMS OF USING APPROPRIATE SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE
- THE ABILITY OF CROSS-CORRELATION BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT TOPICS OF THE COURSE AND WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES
- AUTONOMY OF PROVEN JUDGMENT.
Texts
C. AIRÒ FARULLA: “ANALISI DI STABILITÀ DEI PENDII”- HEVELIUS EDIZIONI
A. DESIDERI, S. MILIZIANO, S. RAMPELLO: “I DRENAGGI NEI PENDII”
DIDACTIC MATERIAL PREPARED BY THE TEACHER
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