Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Civil Engineering and Built Environment
Learning Methods
Lecture
Online
Practical
Tutorial
Module Offerings
5303DCIV-SEP-CTY
Aims
To gain an advanced understanding of soil behaviour in shear, consolidation, induced and to apply this to the design of earth structures.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
Consolidation: determination of pre-consolidation pressure stress. Calculation of coefficient of compressibility Cc and mv over a given stress interval. Interpretation of experimental data, and determination of time factor. Calculation of one-dimensional settlement of foundations on clay. Design of vertical drains and the effect of the time of construction. Soil behaviour in shear: Stress Element analysis, an introduction to continuum mechanics, soil as a frictional material, the Mohr-Coulomb model, Mohr – Coulomb failure criterion, effect of drainage conditions on shear strength, laboratory shear tests, the direct shear test, the triaxial test, types of triaxial test, unconfined compressive test, undrained strength. Induced stresses: due to shallow foundations, bearing capacity and limit analysis. Ultimate limit state design using EC7. Retaining structures: limiting lateral earth pressures, Rankine’s theory of earth pressure, earth pressure at rest, gravity retaining structures, resultant thrust, Coulomb’s theory of earth pressure, reinforced soil.
Consolidation: determination of pre-consolidation pressure stress. Calculation of coefficient of compressibility Cc and mv over a given stress interval. Interpretation of experimental data, and determination of time factor. Calculation of one-dimensional settlement of foundations on clay. Design of vertical drains and the effect of the time of construction. Soil behaviour in shear: Stress Element analysis, an introduction to continuum mechanics, soil as a frictional material, the Mohr-Coulomb model, Mohr – Coulomb failure criterion, effect of drainage conditions on shear strength, laboratory shear tests, the direct shear test, the triaxial test, types of triaxial test, unconfined compressive test, undrained strength. Induced stresses: due to shallow foundations, bearing capacity and limit analysis. Ultimate limit state design using EC7. Retaining structures: limiting lateral earth pressures, Rankine’s theory of earth pressure, earth pressure at rest, gravity retaining structures, resultant thrust, Coulomb’s theory of earth pressure, reinforced soil.
Module Overview:
This module helps you to gain an advanced understanding of soil behaviour in shear, consolidation, induced and demonstrates how to apply this to the design of earth structures.
This module helps you to gain an advanced understanding of soil behaviour in shear, consolidation, induced and demonstrates how to apply this to the design of earth structures.
Additional Information:
The module develops knowledge and understanding of geotechnics, particularly with regard to long term conditions and the important influence of water on ground behaviour for civil engineering applications in analysis, design and construction. The module makes extensive use of mathematics and engineering principles, this is supported by lectures, case studies, tutorials and analytical exercises.
The module develops knowledge and understanding of geotechnics, particularly with regard to long term conditions and the important influence of water on ground behaviour for civil engineering applications in analysis, design and construction. The module makes extensive use of mathematics and engineering principles, this is supported by lectures, case studies, tutorials and analytical exercises.
Assessments
Centralised Exam