Course Details

Base of geotechnics

Academic Year 2025/26

NFB021 course is part of 1 study plan

​ NPC-GK Winter Semester 2nd year

Course Guarantor

Ing. Jiří Boštík, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Geotechnics

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

4 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/295957

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. The subject and content of geotechnics. Classification of foundation soils, rocks and week rocks.
  • 2. Foundation soils properties and their determination.
  • 3. Footings of buildings (shallow and deep). Limit states of foundation soil.
  • 4. Technologies of footings.
  • 5. Survey works of engineering geology.
  • 6. In situ tests of rock mechanics.
  • 7. Stability analysis of slopes and cliffs. Landslides.
  • 8. The types and specifics of underground structures. Construction methods.
  • 9. Deformation of surroundings at underground structures.
  • 10. Instrumentation and monitoring in geotechnics.
  • 11. Geodetical methods used in geotechnics.
  • 12. Excursion.
  • 13. Conclusion and summary.

Exercise

13 weeks, 1 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1. Classification of soil and rock.
  • 2. Engineering geology profile.
  • 3. Shallow foundation.
  • 4. Deep foundation - pile.
  • 5. Settlement trough over the mined tunnel.
  • 6. Task check and credit.