Soil Mechanics I and Exercises
| Numbering Code | U-ENG23 23508 LE73 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Seminar | |
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| Language | English | Day/Period | Tue.3・4 | |
| Instructor name |
KATSUMI TAKESHI (Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies Professor) KIMURA MAKOTO (Graduate School of Engineering Professor) UZUOKA RYOSUKE (Disaster Prevention Research Institute Professor) SAWAMURA YASUO (Graduate School of Engineering Associate Professor) TAKAI ATSUSHI (Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies Associate Professor) PIPATPONGSA, Thirapong (Graduate School of Engineering Associate Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course | By the end of the semester, the student is expected to understand the basics of soil formation, classification for engineering purposes, soil compaction, seepage and water flow through soil, consolidation theory, settlement due to consolidation, rate of consolidation, shear strength, and deformation behaviors of different soils. | |||
| Course Goals | This course aims at providing a fundamental understanding of the mechanical behavior of soils including soil classification, compaction, seepage, permeability, effective stress, consolidation, and shear strength as well as problem-solving skills through exercises in gravimetric-volumetric relationships, Darcy's law, flow nets, consolidation theory, Mohr's stress circle, and failure criteria. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
Introduction, 0.5 times, Introductory concepts and roles of soil mechanics, engineering aspects of soil behaviors and geotechnical practices dealing with disasters and environments Soil classification and compaction, 3.5 times, Soil classification and soil formation, basic soil properties and Atterberg’s limits, compaction, unsaturated soil and frozen soil Water flow through soil, 3 times, Fundamentals of water flow through soil, permeability and Darcy's law, quick sand condition, seepage and flow nets Midterm Exam, 0.5 times, Consolidation and settlement, 3.5 times, Principle of effective stress and Terzaghi's one dimensional consolidation theory, characteristics and mathematical descriptions of consolidation, prediction of ground settlement due to consolidation Shear strength of soil, 3 times, Visualization of stress states using Mohr's stress circle, interpretation of shear strength using the Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion, experiments and behaviors of clay and sand under drained and undrained conditions Class feedback, 1 time, Confirmation of understanding |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Final Exam (70%), Midterm exam and classworks (30%) | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Practice yourself from Tutorial Exercise | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References |
Soil Mechanics I & II Tutorial Exercises and Soil Mechanics Laboratory Manual Handouts will be distributed |
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| References, etc. |
J.A. Knappett and R.F. Craig, “Craig’s Soil Mechanics” isbn{}{9780415561266} T. William Lambe and R.V. Whitman, “Soil Mechanics” isbn{}{0471022616} Braja M. Das,"Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering" isbn{}{9781111576752} K. Terzaghi, R. B. Peck, G. Mesri,“Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice” isbn{}{9780471086581} Fusao Oka, "Soil Mechanics Exercises", Morikita publishing Co., Ltd. isbn{}{4627426607} |
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| Courses delivered by Instructors with Practical Work Experience |
分類： A course with practical content delivered by instructors with practical work experience |
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