Course title
環境地盤工学   [Envionmental Geotechnical Engineering]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 3  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 01rn3060
Instructor(s)
向後 雄二, 斎藤 広隆   [SAITO Hirotaka]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
In this lecture we provide fundamental knowledge of shear properties of soils and stability problems. The stability problems include earth pressures, bearing capacities and slope stability.
Real issues concerned with fill dams and soil structures are also offered.
Expected Learning
You will study fundamental, theoretical and advanced knowledge of shear properties of soils. The shear properties of soils are the most important among soil mechanical properties, and they are applied to earth pressures, bearing capacities and slope stabilities.
Course schedule
1. Introduction
Objectives and background of this lecture
2. Shear properties of soils (1)
Stresses, strains, principal stresses, principal strains,
Mohr’s circle of stress and effective stress
3. Shear properties of soils (2)
Shear tests, stress ? strain relationships
4. Shear properties of soils (3)
Foundations of elasto-plastic theory
5. Shear strength of soils (1)
Dilatancy, failure envelopes, and shear strength of soils
6. Shear strength of soils (2)
Relationships between drained conditions and shear strength
7. Stability problems and earth pressures (1)
Force equilibrium equations, stress ? strain equations and compatibility conditions
Active pressures, pressures at rest and passive pressures
8. Earth pressures (2)
Rankin’s earth pressures
9. Earth pressures (3)
Coulomb’s earth pressures
10. Bearing capacities (1)
Bearing capacities of shallow foundations
11. Bearing capacities (2)
Bearing capacities of deep foundations
12. Slope stabilities (1)
Immediate stability and long term stability, surface failure
13. Slope stabilities (2)
Limit equilibrium method based on Fellenius’s method
14. Slope stabilities (3)
Limit equilibrium method based on Bishop’s method
15. Final Examination

Prerequisites
To obtain Credit of Soil Mechanics
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
Homework 50%
Final Exam. 50%
Message from instructor(s)
I will give you a lecture taking accounts of applications of practices and natural disaster issues. You may have interests to geotechnical issues. Please check google classroom for any course materials and announcements from the instructors.
Course keywords
Prevention of disasters, shear properties of soils, slope stability, earth pressures, bearing capacities and limite equilibrium method
Office hours
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
3/5/2022 10:32:49 PM