Course Details
Base of geotechnics
Academic Year 2024/25
NFB021 course is part of 1 study plan
NPC-GK Winter Semester 2nd year
Course Guarantor
Institute
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
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.