Course - Geotechnics, Design Methods - TBA4105
TBA4105 - Geotechnics, Design Methods
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Home exam
Grade: Letter grades
Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
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Home exam | 100/100 | 4 hours |
Course content
Total and effective stress based strength assessments. Plastic stress fields, basic stress elements and combinations of these. Calculation principles and practical use of these for analyses of stability of slopes, earth pressures behind walls and bearing capacity of structures. Use of european standard EN 1997-1.
Learning outcome
Knowledge
The candidate should have knowledge of:
- Strength of soil in plane strain situation expressed in total and effective stresses
- Principles on how strength parameters may be determined
- Principles for prescribing safety margins
- Stress fields based on the theory of plasticity
- The basis for deriving formulas for earth pressure and bearing capacity resulting from the stress fields
- Principles for calculating the earth pressure against retaining walls and the required dimensions of foundations
- Landslides and the principles for calculating the stability of a slope.
Skills
The candidate is able to:
- Assess the stability of a slope when the geometry, soil strength and water pressures inside and outside the slope are defined
- Calculate the necessary width (and depth) of a foundation for a given set of foundation loads (vertical, horizontal and moment components)
- Estimate vertical loading capacity and driveability of piles
General competence
The candidate can:
- Calculate the design values of earth pressure and of the bearing capacity of foundations and piles
- Assess the stability of natural slopes, cuts and embankments
- Adapt general stress field combinations when deviating from idealized earth pressure and bearing capacity problems (for instance by sloping terrain)
- Develop personal judgement skills and see the geotechnical knowledge in a broader engineering context.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures, assignments and laboratory exercises.
Compulsory assignments
- Assignments
Further on evaluation
If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.
Recommended previous knowledge
Exam in topic TBA4100 Geotechnics and Geology.
Course materials
Lecture notes from the geotechnical department.
Credit reductions
Course code | Reduction | From | To |
---|---|---|---|
SIB2015 | 7.5 | ||
TBA5100 | 7.5 | AUTUMN 2013 | |
BA6063 | 7.5 | AUTUMN 2020 | |
BA6064 | 7.5 | AUTUMN 2020 |
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Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Third-year courses, level III
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: SPRING 2022
Language of instruction: Norwegian
Location: Trondheim
- Structural Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Technological subjects
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Examination
Examination arrangement: Home exam
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
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Spring
ORD
Home exam (1)
100/100
Release
2022-05-18Submission
2022-05-18
09:00
INSPERA
13:00 -
Room Building Number of candidates - Summer UTS Home exam 100/100 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
- 1) Merk at eksamensform er endret som et smittevernstiltak i den pågående koronasituasjonen.
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