GT0F2 Soil Mechanics

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Weiglová (lecturer), doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr. (deputy)
Mgr. Martin Knížek, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Knížek, Ph.D.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
G2121 Engeneering Geology || G2121k Engeneering Geology
Soil formation, types of foundation soils, engineering geological investigation, strength and elasticity of materials, basic principles of structural mechanics.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 45 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Learning objectives and competences: To provide students with basic knowledge about soil properties and soil behaviour for safe and economical design of foundations, design of earth body and for vertical structures design.
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of the course the student should be able to evaluate the most important properties of soils for the safe and economical design of building foundations.
Syllabus
  • 1. Soil difference of other building materials – particle nature, more-phases system. Soil formation, clay minerals. Properties of soils from the point of view of separate phases.
  • 2. Water in soil. Soil state characteristics.
  • 3. Classification of soils for engineering purposes. Water flowing through soil.
  • 4. Shear strength of soils. Principle of effective stress. Stress paths.
  • 5. Soil properties during loading. Consolidation of soils. Practical applications.
  • 6. Stresses in soils. Geostatical stress. Contact pressure. Stress from external loading.
  • 7. Limit states. Geotechnical categories. Bearing capacity. 1st limit state check.
  • 8. Settlement of soils. 2nd limit state check. Examples of failures.
  • 9. Time settlement. Time settlement monitoring below structures.
  • 10. Stability of slopes. The principles of slope stability analysis. Methods of solution.
  • 11. Influence of water to slope stability. Rehabilitation and protection of slopes.
  • 12. Earth pressures. Active, passive and at rest pressures. Influence of water.
  • 13. Soil compaction– the main aim. Influence of compaction to soil parameters. Improvement of soil properties, stabilization, freezing, grouting etc.
Literature
    required literature
  • WEIGLOVÁ, Kamila. Mechanika zemin. Vyd. 1. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2007, 186 s. ISBN 9788072045075. info
    recommended literature
  • LAMBOJ, Ladislav and Zdeněk ŠTĚPÁNEK. Mechanika zemin a zakládání staveb. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2005, 218 s. ISBN 9788001030943. info
  • WEIGLOVÁ, Kamila, Věra GLISNÍKOVÁ and Jan MASOPUST. Mechanika zemin a zakládání staveb pro kombinované studium. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2003, 157 s. ISBN 8021423765. info
  • WEIGLOVÁ, Kamila and Věra GLISNÍKOVÁ. Příklady : mechanika zemin a zakládání staveb pro kombinované studium. Vyd. 1. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2003, 29 s. ISBN 8021425393. info
    not specified
  • BLÁHA, Pavel. Geofyzika a svahové deformace. První vydání. v Bratislave: Universita Komenského, 2017, xiv, 338. ISBN 9788022344210. info
Teaching methods
theoretical preparation, lectures
Assessment methods
written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Výuka na Stavební fakultě VUT.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Nutno zapsat též na VUT (výuku zajišťuje katedra Geotechniky FAST)
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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