| Recommended semester: 1st - 4th semester |
| Scope and form: Lectures, projects, exercises, laboratory work |
| Evaluation: Approval of coursework/reports
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| Examination: 13-scale |
| Previous course: 56131, C5631 |
| Preferred prerequisites: Basic statics or mechanics, geology |
| No credit points with: C5631, 56131 |
| Participant limitation: Max. 96 |
| Aim: To enable the participants to explain and to use in practice the most important physical properties of soils and the most important constructive solutions to foundation problems. To explain and to use the most important theoretical methods to solve seepage and simpel earth pressure problems. |
| Contents: Basic soil properties. Strength and deformation properties of soil. One-dimensional problems. Bearing capacities and settlement of footings. Engineering methods for footings. Earth pressure on walls. Classification tests on soils. |
Contact: Anette Susanne Krogsbøll, building 373, (+45) 4525 5088, akr@byg.dtu.dk
Niels Krebs Ovesen, GEO - Geoteknisk Institut, tlf. 45 88 44 44 |
