Duration
20h Th, 10h Pr, 1d FW
Number of credits
| Master in geography: geomatics, professional focus in land surveyor | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course presents an introduction to soil mechanics and design of geotechnical works, for students from scientific but non engineering masters. The dimensioning methods are especially summarised.
The course contents the following items :
- Identification and classifications of soils
- Groundwater system
- Stress state in soil
- Compression and consolidation
- Shear strength
- In-situ geotechnical investigation
- Shallow foundations (Bearing capacity anf settlement)
- Various geotechnical systems (deep foundations, Retaining structures, slope)
Partim B of the course includes also some laporatory sessions. These sessions allow students to compare and complete their theoretical knowledge with practical demonstrations for the main soil tests performed in the laboratory (particle size, Atterberg limits, oedometer, proctor).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this teaching unit, the student will be able to:
- Identify and classify a soil from a geotechnical point of view and deduce its general characteristics
- Understand the physical processes related to simple geotechnical and soil mechanics problems
- Comprehend simple case study in geotechnical engineering
- Explain and analyse the behaviour of shallow foundations in terms of settelement and bearing capacity
- Partim B: Catch the main protocol of laboratory tests and analyse the results of geotechnical tests in laboratory
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The theorical lecture is given ex-cathedra while during the exercise sessions, the students solves exercise by them-selves with the help of the teacher or assistant. Those exercise sessions are idal moments to interact with the teacher and ask questions.
In addition to those sessions, the students following the partim B of the course will have to participate to laboratory sessions during which they will perform classical soil mechanics tests (grain size distribution, Atterberg limit, oedomtric test, proctor test). After each session, student will have to produce a report, to be delivered for the next week, including the objective of the test, the obtained results and the interpretation of the results.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
Lecture and pratical work face-to-face
In addition for partim B: Laboratory session (Laboratory of Geotechnologies)
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
The ppt used during the theoretical courses are the basic course material. They are available on e-campus. Additionnaly, course notes (more complete, covering a content beyond the scope of this course), written in English, are available on e-campus and at the student centrale des cours - AEES.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam AND oral exam
Written work / report
Further information:
For students following only partim A:
The evaluation is based 50% on an oral (closed-book) exam based on the theory and 50% on an written (open-book) exam based on exercise.
For studentrs following partim A and B:
The evaluation is based 45% on an oral (closed-book) exam based on the theory, 45% on an written exam (closed-book, with access to a equation form provided to the students) based on exercise and 10% on the evaluation of the report delivered after each laboratory session.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
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Contacts
Bertrand FRANCOIS, Bertrand.francois@uliege.be