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Geotechnics

Sabatino CUOMO Geotechnics

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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
EQF7
ENVIRONMENTAL AND TERRITORIAL ENGINEERING
2019/2020



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2017
SECONDO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
12120LESSONS
SABATINO CUOMO T Curriculum
Objectives
THE COURSE DEALS WITH THE THEORY OF SOIL MECHANICS AND POROUS MEDIA IN SATURATED AND UNSATURATED CONDITIONS, THEN USED TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS FOR THE MOST COMMON ISSUES IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING.
Prerequisites
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE IS: THE EFFECTIVE STRESS PRINCIPLE, STRESS-STRAIN FIELD IN POROUS MEDIA; TRANSIENT AND STEADY-STATE SEEPAGE; PRINCIPLES OF MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF MULTIPHASE POROUS MEDIA.
Contents
INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE (6 HOURS OF LESSON, 3 HOURS OF EXERCISE). STRESS STATE IN MULTIPHASE MATERIALS (7 HOURS OF LESSON, 3 HOURS OF EXERCISE). STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIPS (7 HOURS OF LESSON, 3 HOURS OF EXERCISE). THEORY OF ELASTICITY (12 HOURS OF LESSON, 3 HOURS OF EXERCISE). STEADY-STATE (8 HOURS OF LESSON, 3 HOURS OF EXERCISE) AND TRANSIENT SEEPAGE (8 HOURS OF LESSON, 3 HOURS OF EXERCISE). SHEAR STRENGTH AND RELATED CRITERIA (8 HOURS OF LESSON). COLLAPSE PROBLEMS (RETAINING WORKS, FOUNDATIONS, SLOPES, REGULATORY ASPECTS (26 HOURS OF LESSON, 9 HOURS OF EXERCISE).
Teaching Methods
TEACHING INCLUDES LECTURES AND CLASSROOM TUTORIALS. THE TUTORIALS DEAL WITH THE MAIN TOPICS OF THE COURSE WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE APPLICATIONS.
Verification of learning

THE EVALUATION OF THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE PRE-ESTABLISHED OBJECTIVES WILL TAKE PLACE BY WAY OF AN ORAL EXAM WHICH NORMALLY IS COMPRISED OF THREE QUESTIONS ON THEORETICAL, EXPERIMENTAL AND PRACTICAL ISSUES ADDRESSED IN THE TEACHING ACTIVITIES. THIS ORAL EXAM IS AIMED AT VERIFYING - ON THE BASIS OF THE PERTINENCE AND COMPLETENESS OF THE ANSWERS GIVEN - THE LEVEL OF DEEPENING OF KNOWLEDGE, THE ABILITY TO LINK THE ARGUMENTS, THE QUALITIES OF CLARITY AND CRITICAL SYNTHESIS OF THE STUDENT.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE LAUDE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, THE FULL SATISFACTION OF ALL THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
Texts

CASCINI L. (1993) - APPUNTI DI GEOTECNICA. EDIZIONI CUSL, POTENZA.
A.A. V.V. (1983) - APPUNTI DI GEOTECNICA, VOL. I E II. CASA EDITRICE “L’ATENEO”, NAPOLI.
LAMBE T.W, WHITMAN R.V. (1997) – MECCANICA DEI TERRENI. TRADUZIONE A CURA DI C. VALORE. FLACCOVIO EDITORE, PALERMO.
LANCELLOTTA R. (2004) – GEOTECNICA. ZANICHELLI EDITORE, BOLOGNA.
FURTHER TEXTS OF CONSULTATION AND DEEPENING CONSIST OF DIDACTIC MATERIAL PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER.
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