Course Details

Mathematical Modeling of Geotechnical Constructions

Academic Year 2025/26

BFB008 course is part of 1 study plan

BPC-SI / K Summer Semester 4th year

Course Guarantor

Institute

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

4 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. Introduction, basic aspects and reasons of applying numerical methods in geotechnics, examples of practical applications.
  • 2. Continuum mechanics – summarization, review of numerical methods. Review of soil constitutive models.
  • 3. Introduction to the finite element method. Linear, non-linear elasticity.
  • 4. Introduction to the plastic behavior of geomaterials.
  • 5. Perfectly plastic constitutive models.
  • 6. Elastic – plastic constitutive models with hardening.
  • 7. Undrained versus drained analysis, consolidation analysis.
  • 8. Theory and modeling of foundations.
  • 9. Theory and modeling of earth retaining structures, excavations.
  • 10. Theory and modeling of earth constructions. Stability analysis.
  • 11. Theory and modeling of underground structures.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1. Introduction to the used software.
  • 2. Structural and interface elements.
  • 3. Numerical analysis of shallow foundations.
  • 4. Numerical analysis of deep foundations.
  • 5. Simulation of laboratory tests.
  • 6. Numerical analysis of propped retaining structures.
  • 7. Numerical analysis of anchored retaining structures.
  • 8. Numerical analysis of embankments.
  • 9. Solution of an individual task.
  • 10. Solution of an individual task.
  • 11. Presentation of an individual task.