| Recommended semester: 4th semester |
Scope and form: Lectures and work in groups.
Laboratory training. |
Evaluation: Approval of coursework/reports
Group reports and individual quizzes |
| Examination: 13-scale |
| Previous course: D3031, FU 31,93603 |
| Prerequisites: 11731 / 93381 |
| No credit points with: 93603.11411 |
| Aim: To enable the student to conduct elementary analysis of geotechnical seepage-, deformation-, and bearing capacity problems in order to design the most common foundation structures. |
| Contents: Soil classification and description. The principle of effective stress, capillarity. Seepage, flow nets. Consolidation theory. Compressibility of soil, oedometer testing. Strength of soil, triaxial and vane testing, short and long term strength of clay. Bearing capacity and settlement analysis for footings. |
| Remarks: The course can be replaced by 11411. |
Contact: Gunnar Bagge, building 373, (+45) 4525 5076, gb@byg.dtu.dk
Leif D Fuglsang, building 373, (+45) 4525 5078, lf@byg.dtu.dk |
| Department: 011 Department of Civil Engineering |
| Keywords: Effective stresses, Flow nets, Consolidation, Soil strength, Footings |
| Updated: 13-12-2001 |
