京都大学 京都大学

Laboratory Course in Soil Mechanics, Concrete Engineering

Numbering Code U-AGR03 3C221 EJ83 Year/Term 2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits 2 Course Type Experiment
Target Year 3rd year students Target Student
Language Japanese Day/Period Wed.3・4・5
Instructor name FUJISAWA KAZUNORI (Graduate School of Agriculture Professor)
KIYAMA SHIYOUICHI (Graduate School of Agriculture Assistant Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course Learn and practice experimental methods to understand the properties of soil and concrete.
Course Goals * Be able to carry out a series of experiments on mix design, manufacturing, and strength tests of concrete.
* Be able to carry out compaction tests, consolidation tests, and various soil strength tests (uniaxial compression, uniaxial shearing, triaxial compression).
* Experience in-situ tests (density tests, static cone penetration tests).
Schedule and Contents Each group will conduct each experiment topic, and all the instructors in charge will supervise the experiments and practicals.

1: Guidance (explanation of the outline of the experiments, division into groups)
2: Concrete mix design (calculate the weight of materials required for concrete manufacturing)
3: Specific weight and water absorption ratio test for fine and coarse aggregates (derive the specific weight and water absorption rate of concrete aggregates)
4: Surface water ratio test and trial kneading of the fine aggregates (after determining the surface water ratio of the fine aggregates, test and manufacture concrete; carry out slump tests of fresh concrete and measure the air content)
5: Actual kneading (make corrections to the mix based on the results of the trial and produce concrete)
6: Soil particle density testing of soil (determine the soil particle density of materials mainly used for soil testing)
7: Soil solidification test (determine the soil solidification curve)
8: Strength test of concrete (examine the compressive strength and tensile strength of produced concrete)
9: Summary presentation of concrete test results.
During this class, students will ask questions and receive feedback through a review of the overall concrete testing process.
10: Pressure test of the soil (understand soil consolidation and draw an e-logp curve)
11: Uniaxial compression test of soil
12: Direct shear test
13: Triaxial UU test of soil
14: Static cone penetration test and field density test
15: Summary presentation of the results of soil testing: During this class, students will ask questions and receive feedback through a review of the overall soil testing process.
Evaluation Methods and Policy Grading method: Grading will be done using the usual performance score and reports (100 points); four or more absences will not be permitted.

Grading criteria: Grading criteria and policies are based on the grading criteria and policies described in the Handbook of the Faculty of Agriculture for the applicable year.
Course Requirements Recommended prerequisites: Civil Engineering and Materials Science (C124)
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) Since experiments will be done in groups, conduct the experiments in cooperation with group members.
Previewing is not necessary. However, prior to conducting an experiment, you should have a thorough understanding of the content of the experiment.
Textbooks Textbooks/References 『土質試験 基本と手引き』 (地盤工学会) [Soil Test Basics and Guide, Geotechnical Society]
References, etc. 土木学会コンクリート委員会土木材料実験指導書編集小委員会 『土木材料実験指導書』 (土木学会) [Japan Society of Civil Engineers Concrete Committee Civil Engineering Material Experiment Guidance Book Editing Subcommittee, Civil Engineering Material Experiment Guidance Book (JSCE)]
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