VŠTE:MZS Soil Mechanics and Building Fo - Course Information

MZS Soil Mechanics and Building Foundation

Extent and Intensity

2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Ing. Martin Dědič (seminar tutor)
Ing. Pavel Kovács, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. Ing. Radimír Novotný, DrSc. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

RNDr. Ivo Opršal, Ph.D.
Department of Civil Engineering – Faculty of Technology – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Civil Engineering – Faculty of Technology – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives supported by learning outcomes

Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the subject is to acquaint students with the basics of geology, engineering geology and soil mechanics. Upon completion of the course the student will be able to recognize the basic types of rocks and soil, to determine their physical and mechanical properties and suitability for foundation, or to recognize the risks and to find the appropriate professional advice. The student will be able to use engineering and geological assessment - to understand the natural pressures and stability problems in the soil and rock environment - to know the basic geological concepts, the division of rocks, endogenous and exogenous processes - to have basic idea of hydrogeology and influence of water on geological subsoil and water movement in the rocks - can imagine the strain in the earth. On the basis of acquired knowledge the student will be able to decide on the choice of foundation structures.

Learning outcomes

Students are acquainted with the basics of geology, engineering geology and soil mechanics. Thy are able to recognize the basic types of rocks and soils, to determine their physical and mechanical properties and suitability for foundation, or to recognize the risks and to find the appropriate expert advice. They can use engineering-geological expertise. They understand ground pressures and stable tasks in soil and rock environments - they know the basic geological concepts, the division of rocks, endogenous and exogenous processes, they have a basic idea of hydrogeology and the influence of water on geological subsoil and water movement in rocks. The student is able to decide on the choice of foundation structures.

Syllabus

• 1. Geological structure of the Earth. Litosphere. Endogenous and exogenous processes. Plate tectonics. 2. Basics of petrography. Minerals, rocks and their classification. 3. Basics of regional geology of the Bohemian Massif. 4. Genesis of soils, their mineralogical composition and physical structure. Granulometric classification of soils, grain line, triangular diagram. 5. Water in soils and its properties and influence on soil behavior. Some physical properties of soils (soil consistency, specific gravity, bulk density, bulk density, porosity and porosity number). Essence of soil cohesion. Capillarity in soils. 6. Mechanical stress in soils. Effective, total and neutral tension. Soil consolidation. Soil compressibility. 7. Soil failure criteria, especially Mohr-Coulomb shear failure criterion. 8. Relationship between shear stress in discrete environments and pore pressures, dilatance and contractance. Pore ​​pressure as one of the starting points for flow pressure. Flowing tapes. 9. Stress in soils under biaxial stress. 10. Different models and ideas about bearing capacity of foundation soil; limit load principle. 11. Side pressures of loose materials (especially soils) according to Rankin. Terzaghi-ho respectively. Mueller-Breslau's experiment. Active pressure and passive resistance of soils. 12. Resting soil pressure. “Elastic” soil pressures. Provision of excavations. 13. Approximate solution of foundation belts and feet.

Literature

recommended literature
• SZÉCHY, K., 1966. Chyby v zakládání staveb. Praha. SNTL. 170 s.
• MASOPUST, J.., 2012. Navrhování základových a pažicích konstrukcí: příručka k ČSN EN 1997. 1. Vydání. Praha: Pro Českou komoru autorizovaných inženýrů a techniků činných ve výstavbě vydalo informační centrum ČKAIT. 208 s. ISBN 978-80-87438-31-2.
• BAŽANT, Z., 1973. Metody základních staveb. Praha. ACADEMIA. ISBN 978-80-87215-15-9.
• RACLAVSKÝ, J., 2004. Slovník pojmů ve výstavbě: doporučený standart – metodická řada DOS M 01. 01.BVT: bezvýkopové technologie. Praha: Informační centrum České komory autorizovaných inženýrů a techniků činných ve výstavbě. 127 s. ISBN 80-867-6924-0.
• MENCL, V., 1966. Mechanika zemin a skalních hornin. Praha. ACADEMIA. ISBN 978-800-7234-739-1.
• MYSLIVEC, A. EICHLER, J. JESENÁK, J., 1970. Mechanika zemin. Praha. SNTL. ALFA. ISBN 80-867-6924-0.

Forms of Teaching

Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial

Teaching Methods

Frontal Teaching
Critical Thinking
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies

Student Workload

Activities	Number of Hours of Study Workload
	Daily Study	Combined Study
Preparation for the Mid-term Test	20	20
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial	38	76
Preparation for the Final Test	20	20
Attendance on Lectures	26
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion	26	14
Total:	130	130

Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate

Test – mid-term 30 %
Test – final 70 %

Exam conditions

Celková klasifikace předmětu je následovná: A 100 – 90, B 89,99 – 84, C 83,99 – 77, D 76,99 – 73, E 72,99 – 70, FX 69,99 – 30, F 29,99 - 0.

Language of instruction

Czech

Teacher's information

Attendance in lessons is defined in a separate internal standard of ITB (Evidence of attendance of students at ITB). It is compulsory, except of the lectures, for full-time students to attend 70 % lesson of the subjet in a semester. If the points are on the edge , the student has the possibility to ask for an oral examination by agreement with the teacher.

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