Nova – Soil Mechanics

Argomenti del programma: The "macro-element" concept Ultimate load, load-displacement curves. Application to: shallow foundations, retaining walls, cyclic loading conditions, buried structures (pipeline-landslide interaction). Eurocode 7 Principles and application to geotechnical design. Shallow and deep foundations, retaining structures, anchors. Protection structures Rockfall Shelters and dynamic interaction problems.

Argomenti del programma: Hard soils/soft rocks rocks Review of mechanical behaviour of soils. Mechanical behaviour of hard soils and soft rocks; bonding and weathering Intact rocks Diagenesis and classification of rocks. Mechanical behaviour of intact rocks; influence of confining pressure; time dependent behaviour and viscosity; size effect. Rock masses Discontiuities and rock mass classification. Mechanical behaviour of discontinuities.