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| GCIV0041-4 | Soil Mechanics, Foundations, Roads and Retaining Structures
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| Duration : | 50h Th, 45h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Robert Charlier |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | Soils mechanics : introduction, granular materials, physical properties, classification, water - soil interaction , mechanical properties, soil equilibrium state.
Slope stability and lanslides.
Retaining structures, weight walls, sheet piles.
Foundation design, shallow and deep structures.
Road design. |
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| Course objective : | Introduction to geotechnics |
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| Prerequisites : | solid mechanics |
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| Workshops : | Practical work in classroom, in order to practicise the theory, building site vist, laboratory visit, references research. |
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| Organization : | 2nd semester |
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| Written notes : | Notes avalaible at GéomaC department |
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| Assessment : | written and oral examination, reports, oral presentation. |
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| Contacts : | R. Charlier, P. Gérard, J-P. Radu |
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| Remarks : | This course is now teatched under the title Géotechnique |
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