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Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering, [2021/11] [eng]
LECTURE MATERIALS
Lesson 2. Basic characteristics of soils and rocks (theoretical concepts).
Lesson 2. Basic characteristics of soils and rocks (theoretical concepts).
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Lesson 1. Introduction. Purpose of Geotechnical Engineering (theoretical concepts).
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Lesson 1. Introduction. Purpose of Geotechnical Engineering (theoretical concepts).
Lesson 3. Soil and rock classification (theoretical concepts).
Annex 1. Unified Soil Classification System (USCS). Flowchart.
Annex 2. RMR: input data and support table.
Lesson 4. Stresses (theoretical concepts).
Lesson 5. Settlement analysis (theoretical concepts).
Lesson 6. Shear strength of soils (theoretical concepts).
Lesson 7. Bearing capacity (theoretical concepts).
Lesson 8. Mechanical behaviour of rock masses (theoretical concepts).
EN 1997 Eurocode 7: Geotechnical design (web page).
Technical Building Code (web page) - in Spanish.
Technical guides (in Spanish). Ministry of Public Works (web page).
ASTM Standards Soil and Rock (I).
ASTM Standards Soil and Rock (II).
Mexico city is sinking (video).
Tunnel construction using TBM (video).
Tunnel construction using NATM (video).
Road construction (video).
Collapse of the Cancura bridge (video).
Massive slides (video).
Landslide/rockfall in Ondarroa, Bizkaia (video).
Why does the tower of Pisa lean? By John Burland (video).
Why does the tower of Pisa lean? By BBC Earth Lab (video).
Soil as an engineering material (video).
Slake durability test (video).
Particle size analysis (video).
Atterberg limit tests (video).
Rock mass classification (video).
Geostatic stresses (video).
Effective stresses (video).
Induced stresses (video).
Consolidation test (video).
Landslide in Norway (video)
Soil strength: drained and undrained shear strength (video).
Direct Shear Test (video).
Triaxial compression tests (video)
Unconfined compression test (video).
Uniaxial compression test (video)
Point load test (video).
Brazilian test (video)
Generalized Hoek-Brown Criterion (web page).
Hoek's Corner (web page).
EXERCISES (with answers)
Solutions
EXERCISES (with answers)
Particle size distribution analysis: auxiliary chart.
Liquid limit: auxiliary chart.
Solutions
EXERCISES (with answers)
Influence coefficient: auxiliary chart and table.
Solutions
EXERCISES (with answers).
Solutions
EXERCISES (with answers).
Solutions
EXERCISES (with answers).
Bearing capacity factors. Auxiliary table.
Solutions
Self-evaluation: learning outcomes 1 and 2.
Resolution
Self-evaluation: learning outcomes 1 and 3.
Resolution
Self evaluation: learning outcomes 1 and 4.
Resolution
Self-evaluation: learning outcomes 1 and 5.
Resolution
Teaching staff: short CV.
MIT OpenCourseWare "Soil Behavior"
MIT OpenCourseWare "Advanced Soil Mechanics"
MIT OpenCourseWare "Advanced Geotechnical Engineering"
US Army Corps of Engineers Publications
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Lesson 3. Soil and rock classification (theoretical concepts).
