Rock and Soil Mechanics 7KUAIN20 | ECTS | 4 | SEMESTER | S7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
lectures | classes / seminars | practical work | integrative teaching | independent work | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14h | 28h | 0h | 0h | 30h | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language used | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course supervisor(s) | Emilio Abi-Aad, ATER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Key words | Strain, Stress, Elasticity, Rupture, Strength, Water, Fractured rock mass, Underground structures, Settlement, Slope stability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prerequisites | Basics of continuum mechanics, Basics of applied geology and/or geology field trip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall objective | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Apply continuum mechanics to soils and rocks in order to describe and model their (hydro-)mechanical behavior under the effect of natural or anthropogenic activities. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course content and organisation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This course covers the study of the response of soil and subsoil constituents used as materials or supports for structures (mines and quarries, tunnels, buildings, etc.), to enable their exploitation or development. Contents:
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Skills | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Levels | Description and operational verbs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Know | Know the basic quantities of continuum mechanics (stresses, strains) and the relationships that link them to each other (Hooke's law) or limit them (fracture criteria). Know the methods for describing the geometry of fractured rock masses and their mechanical behavior. Know the the methods used to characterize the mechanical behavior of soils. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Understand | Understand the difficulties inherent in applying continuum mechanics to geomaterials. Understand how the presence of discontinuities (fractures, faults, etc.) modifies the (hydro-)mechanical behavior of a rock mass, making it different from that of a laboratory specimen. Understand the fundamental role of water in soils. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Apply | Effectively apply continuum mechanics to describe the behavior of geomaterials. Apply this knowledge to the analysis of rock blocks stability (rockfalls), the quantification of soil compaction and the analysis of slope stability in soft ground (landslides). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Analyse | Analyze in detail the mechanical consequences of creating a void (gallery, tunnel, etc.) in an initially loaded medium. Analyze the specific (hydro-)mechanical behavior of fractured rock massifs, compared with that of soils, and vice versa. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summarise | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assess | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compliance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evalution methods | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Continuous assessment | Written test | Oral presentation / viva | Written report / project |