Geotechnics III

Dates

Lecture Tutorial Exam
Date Tuesdays
11:40 – 13:20
Tuesdays
17:10 – 18:50
31.07.2024
Room L301 / A91 L402 / 202 see TUCaN

Organisational information

Contact person: Alexander Kochnev, M.Sc.

Frequency: every winter semester

Academic achievement: 2 Homework assignment

Recommended prerequisite for participation: Geotechnik II

For further information, please refer to TUCaN or the module handbook and the study and examination schedule.

Teaching and examination content

The teaching and examination content of the Geotechnics III module includes: the theory of soil mechanics laboratory and field tests, the mechanical effect of water in soil and rock, options for groundwater management and groundwater-friendly construction methods, limit states in soil and rock, the limit state of loss of overall stability (ground failure, slope failure, landslide), as well as the design and dimensioning of excavation support systems (bored girder shoring, bored pile wall, sheet pile wall, diaphragm wall).