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Selected Articles of Geomechanics
FAST-CF55Acad. year: 2009/2010
Methods of stress-strain solution of soil body. Basic rheological relations. Rheological models. Conditions of limit equilibrium in space. Limit state of structures, physical fundamentals of plastic deformation, plasticity conditions, limit state of viscous failure, failure at creep. Finite affinities: isotropic and anisotropic materials. Incremental (plastical) affinities: energetical conception, application of dilatantial behaviour, theory of anisotropic hardening. Original and acquired anisotropy. Non-linear behaviour of non cohesive soils due to Konder, Duncan, Chang. Stabilization factor, dilatancy, contractancy. Stress path. Stress path metod. Metod of adjustment and change of structural character of soils and rocks. Interaction of soils and rocks with structures. Low back, plane strain of non-timberwork circular tunnel, plane strain of circle tunnel face, local damage and expression on surface. Settlement of surface due to mining.
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2. Capacity and settlement of shallow foundations.
3. Influence of groundwater on stability of structures.
4. Methods of excavation of underground structures, basic characteristic and comparison.
5. Response of rock surroundings due to tunnelling, surface settlement due to excavation.
6. Classification of rock masses.
7. Stress state and deformation characteristics, analysis of stress state and deformation.
8. Physical relations.
9. Methods of solution of geotechnics problems, mathematical modelling.
10. Programs for solution of geotechnics problems, mathematical models of selected types of structures, examples.
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Basic literature
FEDA,J.: Základy mechaniky partikulárních látek. Academia Praha, 1977. (CS)
HULLA, J., TURČEK, P., BALIAK, F., KLEPSATEL, F.: Predpoklady a skutočnosť v geotechnickom inžinierstve.. Jaga group, 2002. (CS)
ROZSYPAL, A.: Kontrolní sledování a rizika v geotechnice. Jaga group, 2001. (CS)
Recommended reading
AZIZI, F.: Physical behaviour in geotechnics. University of Plymouth, 2007. (EN)
OU CHANG-YU: Deep excavation – Theory and practise. Taylor and Francis/Balkema, 2006. (EN)
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