Fundamentals of soil mechanics: soil classification, influence of groundwater, stresses and deformations, shear strength of soil, slope stability analysis, mechanical compaction of soil, settlement calculation and site investigation

Fundamentals of soil mechanics: soil classification, influence of groundwater, stresses and deformations, shear strength of soil, slope stability analysis

Overview of soil behaviourExplanation of typical applications: reality, modelling, lab tests with transfer of results to practical examplesConsolidation theory and typical applicationsTriaxial tests: consolidation & shear, drained & undrained responsePlasticity theory & Critical State Soil Mechanics, Cam ClayApplication of plasticity theoryIntroduction to physical modelling