2023-2024 / GERE0019-1

Grounds mechanic and geotechnology

Duration

21h Th, 21h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in environmental bioengineering (120 ECTS)4 crédits 

Lecturer

Frédéric Collin, Bertrand François

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

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

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.
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

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

Theory will be teatched face to face. Exercices will be done to apply therory. Additional exercices will be available on eCampus.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Lectures and practical work

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 eCampus portal.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam AND oral exam


Additional information:

Oral examination for theory and written exam for exercices. Each part account 50% in the final note. No dispense possible for reported session in September.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Each lesson will be either a theoretical lesson (3 hours) and practises (3 hours).

Contacts

Bertrand François Frédéric Collin
BAT. B52/3 - ArGenCo Géomécanique et Géologie de l'ingénieur tel. +32 (0)4/366.91.42 direct(FC)
tel. +32 (0)4/366.92.32 direct(BF)
tel. +32 (0)4/366.93.45 secrétariat fax. +32 (0)4/366.95.20

F.Collin@uliege.be
Bertrand.francois@uliege.be

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