Duration
24h Th, 20h Pr, 8h AUTR
Number of credits
| Master in environmental bioengineering (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Stresses in soils, constitutive laws for satured, unsatured and dry soils.
Experimental determination of soil geomechanical parameters using in situ and laboratory test.
Design, calculation and technology of: foundations, settlement, retaining structures, compaction, slopes, earth dams and conduits.
Design a foundations for bearing capacity and settlement
Design soil retaining structures (walls, sheet piles, bracing)
Verify stability and safety of natural and manmade slopes
Design shallow earth dams
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Understanding of the main principles and fundamental laws of soil mechanics. Capacity for the choice and the interpretation of the physical and mechanical testing. Design of foundations, retaining structures, slopes and embankments. After completing the course the student is expected to - Chose a geotechnical testing campaign - Interpret the main field and laboratory tests - Understand the principles of the main constitutive laws for soils - Calculate stress distribution under applied loads - Design a foundations for bearing capacity and settlement - Design soil retaining structures - Verify stability and safety of natural and manmade slopes - Design shallow earth dams
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
-- ME101 - Engineering mechanics
-- LT201 - Strength of materials and elasticity
-- HA221 - Applied hydrology
-- GP205 - Earth sciences
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
exercices will be done.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Lectures : 21h Practical Works : 21h
Recommended or required readings
Géotechnique, 3 volumes of lecture notes including exercices, edited by Centrale des Cours de l'AEES, FSA, Sart Tilman.
The pdf files are available on MYULg portal.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination for theory + written exam for exercices.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Each lesson will be either a theoretical lesson (3 hours) and practises (3 hours).
Visits of the soil mechanics laboratory and of a sitework will be organized.
Contacts
Robert Charlier
Frédéric Collin
BAT. B52/3 - ArGenCo Géomécanique et Géologie de l'ingénieur
tel. +32 (0)4/366.93.34 direct(RC)
tel. +32 (0)4/366.91.42 direct(FC)
tel. +32 (0)4/366.93.45 secrétariat
fax. +32 (0)4/366.95.20
Robert.Charlier@ULg.ac.be
F.Collin@ULg.ac.be