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CIVE 311 Geotechnical Mechanics (4 credits)

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Offered by: Civil Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)

Overview

Civil Engineering : The origin and formation of soils. Soil classification systems and phase composition in soils. Stress states in geotechnical materials. Total stresses, pore fluid pressures and effective stresses. Terzaghi芒鈧劉s concept of effective stresses. Time-dependent influences of pore pressure development during loading. Water flow in porous media. Darcy芒鈧劉s law. Laboratory and field measurement of hydraulic conductivity. Hydraulic conductivity of soil composites. Deformation of geomaterials. Elastic deformations and consolidation behaviour. Failure of soils. The Mohr-Coulomb criterion. Stress paths. Dilatancy, Taylor芒鈧劉s interpretation of stress dilatancy and applications.

Terms: Fall 2023

Instructors: Meguid, Mohamed; Desbrousses, Romaric (Fall)

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