Guia docente 2020_21 Escola de Enxeñaría de Minas e Enerxía

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
GEOTECHNICS AND ROCK MECHANICS	Geotechnical characterization of rock masses. Behaviour and mechanical properties of rocks, discontinuities and rock masses.
DEFINITION, CLASSIFICATION AND INDEX PROPERTIES OF SOIL	Definition of soil and description of its geological origin. Granulometry. Plasticity of soils. Atterberg limits. Soil classification systems (Casagrande, H.R.B.). Index properties.
STRESS AND DEFORMATION IN A MASS OF SOIL	Effective and total stress in a soil. Tensional states in the soil mass. Elastic settlements.
THEORY OF GROUNDWATER FLOW IN A MASS OF SOIL	Steady state flow. Ascending flow under structures of containment. Water flow through small earth dams.
THEORY OF CONSOLIDATION AND SETTLEMENT ANALYSIS.	Theory of vertical consolidation (Terzaghi). The oedometer test. Settlement analysis. Shear strength of a soil.
LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE AND RETAINING WALLS	Rankine's lateral earth pressure. Active and passive soil states. Gravity Retaining walls. Reinforced soil wall. Anchored walls. Diaphragm walls.
FOUNDATIONS	Bearing capacity of shallow foundations. Cone and standard penetration tests (CPT and SPT). Design of shallow foundations (introduction). Bearing capacity of deep foundations.
GEOTECHNICAL SITE INVESTIGATION	Trial pits. Penetrometers. Borehole drilling. Geotechnnical reports.