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Soil Mechanics
FAST-BF02Acad. year: 2016/2017
Soil difference of other building materials - particle nature, more-phases system. Soil formation, clay minerals, residual soils.
Properties of soils from the point of view of separate phases. Water in soil. Soil state charakteristics.
Classification of soils for engineering purposes.
Water flowing through soils. Shear strength of soils. Stress path. Soil properties during loading. Consolidation of soils. Practical application.
Stresses in soils. Vertical and horizontal geostatical stress. Stress from external loading.
Limit states. Geotechnical categories. Bearing capacity of soils. Settlement of soils. Failures of constructions due to exceeding of 2nd limit state. Time settlement.
Stability analysis of slope. The principles of slope stability solving. Influence of water to slope stability. Saving of slopes.
Earth pressures. Aim of soil compaction. Influence of compaction to soil parameters. Improvement of soil prperties, stabilization, frezing, grouting.
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2. Water in soil. Soil state characteristics.
3. Classification of soils for engineering purposes. Water flowing through soil.
4. Shear strength of soils. Principle of effective stress. Stress paths.
5. Soil properties during loading. Consolidation of soils. Practical applications.
6. Stresses in soils. Geostatical stress. Contact pressure. Stress from external loading.
7. Limit states. Geotechnical categories. Bearing capacity. 1st limit state check.
8. Settlement of soils. 2nd limit state check. Examples of failures.
9. Time settlement. Time settlement monitoring below structures.
10. Stability of slopes. The principles of slope stability analysis. Methods of solution.
11. Influence of water to slope stability. Rehabilitation and protection of slopes.
12. Earth pressures. Active, passive and at rest pressures. Influence of water.
13. Soil compaction– the main aim. Influence of compaction to soil parameters. Improvement of soil properties, stabilization, freezing, grouting etc.
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Basic literature
WEIGLOVÁ, Kamila: Mechanika zemin. Brno: AN CERM , s.r.o., 2007. ISBN: 80-7204-507-5. (CS)
Recommended reading
ŠIMEK,J., JESENÁK,J., ECHLER,J., VANÍČEK,I.: Mechanika zemin. SNTL Praha, 1990. (CS)
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