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Earth structures
FAST-CF01Acad. year: 2009/2010
Types of earth constructions - cuttings, embankments, traffic bodies, dams, landfills. Geotechnical investigation for earth constructions. Material of earth construction. Compaction and stabilization of soils. Design of earth structure - Ultimate and Servisibility states of earth structures. Soil improvement (Deep dynamic compaction, Vibro compaction, Vertical drains), Soil reinforcement (Stone columns, Deep soil mixing, geosynthetics) and Soil treatment. Design of gabions and Nails. Shallow dams and dams, silting earthwork. Waste disposals, sludge beds, revitalisation of contaminated zones, utilization of wastes into fills.
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Course curriculum
2. Aspects of geotechnical survey for Traffic Structures, Water Structures and Enviromental Structures.
3. Material for Earth Strucrutes – improved/unimproved soil, rock material, recycled materials, light weight fills, others
4. Principles, aspects of area compaction and area stabilisation
5. General principles of designing Earth Structures – stability, settlements.
6. Ground improvement – Precompression, Vertical drains
7. Ground improvement – Deep Soil Mixing, Deep Dynamic Compaction
8. Ground improvement – Stone Columns
9. Geosynthetics - properties, Separation, Filtration, Drainage, Erosion Function
10. Geosynthetics - Reinforcement Function
11. Gabions, Nails
12. Technology of Earth Structures construction (embankment, cut-off)
13. Monitoring of Earth Structures
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Technological part is dedicated to the issues connected with execution of the Earth Structures. It discusses Construction requirements, ground improvement techniques and others.
Students will continuously verify gained knowledge on Seminars by manual calculations as well as by calculations supported by specialized software.
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Basic literature
R. D. Barksdale and R. C. Bachus: Design and Construction of Stone Columns, Volume 1. U.S. Department of Transportation, FHWA-RD-83-026, 1983. [http://isddc.dot.gov/OLPFiles/FHWA/010528.pdf] (EN)
Robert G. Lukas: Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 1 - Dynamic Compaction. US Department of transportation. FHWA-SA-95-037, 1995. [http://isddc.dot.gov/OLPFiles/FHWA/009754.pdf] (EN)
Recommended reading
STRIEGLER,W.,WERNER,D.: Erdstoff verdichtung. Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin, 1976. (DE)
VANÍČEK,I.: Zemní konstrukce dopravních staveb, Stavební roč. ČSSI. ČKAIT, Praha, 1999. (CS)
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