Unit GEOTECHNICS

Course
Geosciences for risk and environment management
Study-unit Code
A002127
Location
PERUGIA
Curriculum
Geologia applicata alla salvaguardia e alla pianificazione del territorio
Teacher
Manuela Cecconi
Teachers
  • Manuela Cecconi
Hours
  • 52 ore - Manuela Cecconi
CFU
6
Course Regulation
Coorte 2021
Offered
2022/23
Learning activities
Affine/integrativa
Area
Attività formative affini o integrative
Academic discipline
ICAR/07
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
Italian
Contents
Shear strength properties of soils.
Experimental evidence from lab. tests.
Retaining structures, shallow and deep foundations
Design criteria and analyses.
Soil improvement.
General concepts of geotechnical systems under seismic loads.
Reference texts
"Geotecnica", Lancellotta R., Zanichelli.
"Fondazioni", Viggiani G., Hevelius Edizioni.
Lectures notes
Technical Codes.
Educational objectives
The purpouse of this Course is to introduce the Student to the concepts, theories and procedures of Geotechnical Engineering and its main practical applications, i.e. geotechnical systems such as retaining structures, shallow foundations and piles.
Prerequisites
In order to fully understand the topics of this Course, Students have to know the basic concepts of Soil/Rock Mechanics.
Teaching methods
Face to face lectures and numerical examples of application.
Practice exercises and field trips.
Other information
Attending the lessons is optional but strongly advised.
Learning verification modality
Oral exam. The exam will take not more than 45 min. The exam is aimed at verifying the level of knowledge and the capacity of the Student to discuss critically the fundamental concepts of geotechnical engineering.
Extended program
Shear strength properties of soils. Experimental evidence by means of triaxial compression tests.
Analysis of geotechnical systems.
Earth retaining structures: gravity and cantilever rigid walls, cantilevered and anchored embedded retaining walls.
Shallow and deep foundations: bearing capacity. stability analyses. Foundation settlements.
Design criteria of geotechnical systems under seismic loads.
Soil improvement.
Numerical examples.
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