Familiarisation with ground material, introduction to the understanding of the physical mechanisms acting in ground under load, description of the principles of modelling, description of the behaviour of and the problems posed by the major classes of geotechnical structures.

Lecture theatre sessions:
Grounds, rocks and structures. Geotechnics
Ground deformation and consolidation
Ground and structure stability and calculation methods
Modelling of ground behaviour
Rock mechanics: the rock matrix, blocks and discontinuities
Small class sessions:
Description of grounds. The constraints
Ground hydraulics
Deformation and settlements
Ground consolidation
Shear strength of sands and clays
Thrust and abutment
Bearing strength of blocks of ground
Mechanical properties of rocks:
Behaviour of rock massifs
Design office sessions:
Run-offs, settlements, consolidation
Shear strength, thrust and abutment
Rock mechanics
Lectures

Last Modification : Friday 29 July 2011