Prof. Michela Marchi

Argomenti del programma: Part I - Development of a mechanical model for soil 1 Basic characteristics of soils 1.1 The origin of soils 1.2 The nature of soils 1.3 Plasticity of fine-grained soils 1.4 Particle size analysis 1.5 Soil description and classification 1.6 Phase relationships 1.7 Problems 2 Seepage 2.1 Water in soils 2.2 Permeability and testing 2.3 Seepage theory 2.4 Flow nets 2.5 Problems 3 Effective stress 3.1 Introduction 3.2…

Argomenti del programma: Geotechnical Design Laboratory: In this part of the laboratory, students will be engaged in practical design projects, such as defining the geotechnical model of a site and determining bearing capacity and settlements of a soil-foundation system, to apply their theoretical knowledge in real-world geotechnical engineering problems.

Argomenti del programma: Requirements A prior knowledge and understanding of Continuum Mechanics, Hydraulics and Soil Mechanics is required to attend with profit this course. This knowledge is considered to be acquired after having passed the following undergraduate courses: Structural Mechanics, Hydraulics and Geotechnics.

Argomenti del programma: Requirements A prior knowledge and understanding of Continuum Mechanics, Hydraulics and Soil Mechanics is required to attend with profit this course. This knowledge is considered to be acquired after having passed the following undergraduate courses: Structural Mechanics, Hydraulics and Geotechnics.