After successful completion of the course, students are able to:

• distinguish between different soil types,
• determine soil properties,
• perform simple practical calculations,
• solve different foundation and earth-static related problems,
• perform settlement and earth pressure calculations,
• select suitable soil improvement and excavation pit retaining structures.

The exercise Ground Engineering and Soil Mechanics consists of the following units:

• introduction,
• soil characteristics and soil classification,
• hydraulic properties of soils,
• deformation properties of soils,
• soil strength characteristics,
• earth pressure,
• stresses and deformations of the underground,
• soil improvement,
• shallow and deep foundations,
• embankments and cuts,
• deep excavations and related retaining structures,
• ground water lowering.

The exercise Ground Engineering and Soil Mechanics is a computational exercise accompanying the lecture. Selected cases of ground engineering and soil mechanics problems are calculated and discussed every week during the exercise. The knowledge of the lecture content is required and is absolutely necessary for a successful completion of the exercise.

Please note that programmable calculators are not allowed!

• two colloquia and a substitute colloquium (52%)
• 4 homeworks (48%)

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Lecture notes are available.