Experiments on Soil Mechanics and Exercises
| Numbering Code | U-ENG23 33520 EE73 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Seminar | |
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| Language | English | Day/Period | Wed.3・4 | |
| Instructor name |
KISHIDA KIYOSHI (Graduate School of Engineering Professor) HIGO YOUSUKE (Graduate School of Management 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) GOTOU HIROYUKI (Disaster Prevention Research Institute Associate Professor) KIDO RYUNOSUKE (Graduate School of Engineering Assistant Professor) SAWADA MAI (Graduate School of Engineering Assistant Professor) MIYAZAKI YUSUKE (Graduate School of Engineering Assistant Professor) KATO TOMOHIRO (Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies Assistant Professor) UEDA KYOHEI (Disaster Prevention Research Institute Assistant Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course | The purpose of this course is to teach students how to conduct laboratory experiments and in-situ tests in order to obtain engineering properties and mechanical parameters of soils which were studied in the soil mechanics courses. | |||
| Course Goals | To help students deepen their understanding on concepts of soil mechanics and to develop their skills and experiences in fundamental experiments as well as collecting, analyzing and interpreting experimental data. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
Introduction and orientation, 1 time, Physical properties of soils, 1 time, Soil structure, engineering classification of soils, consistency Limits, grain size distribution Compaction test, 1 time, Laboratory compaction tests, factors affecting compaction Hydraulic conductivity test and particle size distribution test, 2 times, Permeability and seepage, Darcy's law, Hydraulic gradient, determination of hydraulic conductivity, flow net analysis, Sieve analysis for determining the particle size distribution curve Consolidation test, 1 time, Fundamentals of consolidation, laboratory tests, settlement-time relationship Uniaxial compression test, 1 time, Stress-strain and strength behavior of clays Direct shear test, 1 time, Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion, laboratory tests for shear strength determination Sounding methods, 0.5 times, N-values of standard penetration test and elastic wave exploration Centrifuge model test, 0.5 times, Experiments using the similitude law of centrifuge test Shaking table test, 1 time, Experiments using the shaking table test on dynamic behaviors of soils and foundations Computer exercise and numerical analysis, 2 times, Fundamentals of math and physics for geotechnical engineering Special lecture, 1 time, Special lecture on soil mechanics Exercise, 1 time, Practical applications of laboratory testing data Class feedback, 1 time, Confirmation of understanding |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Students are expected to conduct all experiments. Full attendance to laboratories and submission of all reports are compulsory. | |||
| Course Requirements | Soil mechanics I and exercises. It is recommended to take soil mechanics II and exercises in parallel. | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | It is recommended to read testing procedure beforehand. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References |
Soil Mechanics I & II Tutorial Exercises and Soil Mechanics Laboratory Manual Handouts will be distributed |
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| References, etc. |
JAPANESE GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY STANDARDS Laboratory Testing Standards of Geomaterials (Vol.1), , (Japanese Geotechnical Society), ISBN:4886448200 JAPANESE GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY STANDARDS Laboratory Testing Standards of Geomaterials (Vol.2), , (Japanese Geotechnical Society), ISBN:4886448224 JAPANESE GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY STANDARDS Laboratory Testing Standards of Geomaterials (Vol.3), , (Japanese Geotechnical Society), ISBN:4886448240 Braja M. Das, “Soil Mechanics Laboratory Manual”, Oxford University Press isbn{}{9780190209667} Dante Fratta et al., “Introduction to Soil Mechanics Laboratory Testing”, CRC Press isbn{}{9781420045628} 土質試験:基本と手引き，地盤工学会 isbn{}{9784886440846} 土質試験の方法と解説，地盤工学会 isbn{}{4886440584} |
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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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