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.