Course title
土質力学   [Soil Mechanics]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 2  Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 01rn2040
Instructor(s)
斎藤 広隆, 向後 雄二   [SAITO Hirotaka]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office afjgxte/L1151  Email address

Course description
In this lecture we provide fundamental knowledge of mechanical properties of soils which are necessary to prevent natural disasters due to heavy rainfalls and earthquakes and design soil structures.
Expected Learning
You will study fundamental, theoretical and advanced knowledge of mechanical properties of soils. This is the foundations of geotechnical engineering.
Course schedule
1. Introduction and fundamental properties of soils (1)
Objectives and background of this lecture
2. Fundamental properties of soils (2)
The occurrence of soils and fundamental physical properties
3. Fundamental properties of soils (3)
Classification of soils
4. Fundamental properties of soils (4)
Compaction properties and field survey
5. Flow of water in soils (1)
Driving forces for seepage, Darcy’s law, coefficient of permeability
6. Flow of water in soils (2)
Flow of water within saturated soils, confined flow and unconfined flow
7. Flow of water in soils (3)
Equipotentials and flowlines, flownet
8. Flow of water in soils (4)
Ground water flow, critical hydraulic gradient, piping
9. Stresses and deformations within elastic grounds (1)
Stress and strain, force equilibrium equations
10. Stresses and deformations within elastic grounds (2)
Increase of stresses due to various loads within elastic grounds
11. Consolidation of soils (1)
Introduction, total stress and effective stress, consolidation phenomenon
12. Consolidation of soils (2)
Some properties of consolidation
13. Consolidation of soils (3)
One dimensional consolidation
14. Consolidation of soils (4)
Consolidation tests, settlements due to consolidation
15. Final Examination
Prerequisites
Nothing
Required Text(s) and Materials
Soil mechanics by H. Matsuoka, Morikita Pub.
References
The mechanics of soils, J. H. Atkinson and P. L. Bransby, McGRAW-HILL
Assessment/Grading
Home work 50%
Final Exam. 50%
Message from instructor(s)
I hope you take your interests to Soil Mechanics.
Course keywords
Seepage, consolidation, stress,deformation, elastic behavior
Office hours
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
Related URL
Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
2/28/2021 5:23:00 PM