101-0314-10L Soil Mechanics (for Environmental Engineers)
| Semester | Spring Semester 2021 |
| Lecturers | I. Anastasopoulos, R. Herzog, A. Marin |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Only for Environmental Engineering MSc. |
| Abstract | Fundamentals of soil mechanics including key processes: classification, stresses and their distribution in soils, influence of groundwater in soils and on structures, piping, erosion and filters, stress-strain relationships, stress history, stiffness, strength, slope stability. |
| Objective | Fundamentals in soil mechanics and geotechnics will be presented in order to: * understand soil as a multi-phase hydro-mechanical system * obtain parameters essential for classification and description of soil * recognise key aspects of soil behaviour and the implications of this for obtaining and characterising the stress-strain response and deriving associated parameters (stiffness and strength). |
| Content | Introduction, basic terms, classification. Total and effective stresses, stress distribution in soils. Influence of groundwater in soil, hydraulic fracture (piping), erosion and filters. Stress-strain relationships, stress history, stiffness, strength. Limit equilibrium, slope stability. |
| Lecture notes | Notes with Web support: http://geotip.igt.ethz.ch (also available in English) Examples Exercises |
| Literature | http://geotip.igt.ethz.ch Lang, H.-J.; Huder, J.; Amann, P.; Puzrin, A.M.: Bodenmechanik und Grundbau, Springer-Lehrbuch 8. Auflage, 2007 |
| Prerequisites / Notice | Exrercises, laboratory exercises in groups and offered virtually as computer aided learning (GEOTip) |