University of Technology - VNU Faculty : Civil Engineering Department : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
HCM City, 10/9/2010
SUBJECT SYLLABUS
SOIL MECHANICS Mã số MH: 805032 - Number of credits : 2 (2.1.4) TCHP: - Time Units - Total: 45 Theory: 30 Ex: 10 Pract.: 0 Proj.: 0 - Assessement : Midterm: 40% Component scores: - mid-term exam: 20% - Assignment: 20% Score scale 10/10 Final Exam: 60% Mode, during: writing – 90mn - Prerequisite : - Geotechnical Engineering - Curriculum of : - Civil Engineering - Period : To be trained in the first semester - Other notation :
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1. Objective: This subject gives the students the basic knowledge of soil mechanics for foundation design.
2. Course outline: Determination of soil properties, soil classification, stress distribution in soil mass, deformation and settlement of subsoil, consolidation of soils, bearing capacity of subgrade, and lateral earth pressures.
3. References: [1] Châu Ngọc Ẩn, Cơ Học Đất, Nhà xuất bản ĐH Quốc Gia TP. HCM, 2004. [2] Lê Quí An, Nguyễn Công Mẫn, Nguyễn Văn Quí, Giáo trình Cơ học đất của bộ giáo dục và đào tạo, 1988. [3] Roy.WHITLOW, Cơ học đất (tài liệu dịch),Nhà xuất bản giáo dục, 1996.
4. Learning outcomes: Determination of physical- mechanical characteristics of soils, settlement and capacity of foundation.
5. Learning Strategies & Assessment Scheme: Learning Methods - Text books - Weekly lectures will be used to extend the practical exercises - Homework of each week - Understand the summaries, notes, conclusions Assessment Scheme PĐT, Mẫu 2008-ĐC
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- Assessment - Midterm - Final Exam
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20% 20% 60%
(Submission week: 10 or 11) (Week: 8 or 9, duration: 45 min., allow to open documents) (duration: 90 min., allow to open documents)
6. Contents Week Contents 1 Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Discipline concepts: goals, objects 1.2 Content and charateristic of subject 1.3 Overview about history of soil mechanic subject. 1,2,3 Chapter 2: Index Properties & Classification Tests 2.1 Soil composition 2.2 Basic properties of soil and weight volume relationship 2.3 Consistency of Soil and Relative Density 2.4 Classification of soil 2.5 Soil compaction 2.6 Examples, exercises of chapter 2
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Notes Comprehension
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3, 4, Chapter 3: Stress in Soil Mass 5, 6 3.1 stress concept 3.2 In Situ Stress Caused by Its Weight 3.3 Stress caused by External Load 3.3.1 Three dimentional broblem 3.3.2 Two dimentional broblem 3.4 Stress distribution in multi soil layers 3.5 hydrostatic pressure 3.6 Foundation contact stress 3.7 Examples, exercises of chapter 3
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6, 7, chapter 4: Compressibility of Soil [1], 8, 9 4.1 Introduction [2], [3] 4.2 Classification of settlement 4.3 Compressibility of soil 4.4 The methods of primary settlement calculation 3.4.1 Based in e-p relationship curve 3.4.2 Based on e-logp relationship curve 4.5 Time rate of consolidation 4.6 Secondary settlement 4.7 Settlement monitoring in construction site 4.8 Examples, exercises of chapter 4 9,10, Chapter 5:Shear strength and soil bearing capacity [1], 11, 12 5.1 Introduction [2], [3] 5.2 shear strength of soil 5.2.1 Law of shear strength of soil 5.2.2 Soil testing methods to determine soil strength parameters in lab and in situ 5.3 Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criterion at one point in soil mass 5.4 ultimate soil bearing capacity 5.5 Allowable soil bearing capacity 5.6 Experiment results about soil bearing capacity of soil 5.7 Examples, exercises of chapter 5
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Chương 6: Soil stability 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Slope stability calculation basing on assumed failute surface of circlle 6.3 Slope stability calculation basing on Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criterion
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Chapter 7:Lateral Earth Pressure [1], 7.1 Introduction [2], [3] 7.2 Retaining wall classification 7.3 Category of lateral earth pressure 7.4 Calculation of Lateral earth pressure at rest, active and passive earth pressure basing on Rankine’s theory 7.5 Safety against sliding along the base and overturning about toe of retaining wall 7.6 Experiment results about lateral earth pressure 7.7 Examples, exercises of chapter 7
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7. Contact Information: + Faculty of Civil Engineering + Department: Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering . HCM City, September 14th, 2010 Dr. Nguyen Minh Tam
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