Foundations
Code
3828
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Engenharia Civil
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
Nuno Manuel da Costa Guerra
Weekly hours
5
Total hours
70
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
The student should be able to:
1.obtain the solutions associated to the determination of the collapse loads of the geotechnical problems studied: determination of earth pressures, bearing capacity of shallow foundations and stability of soil masses
in slopes, using limit analysis and limit equilibrium methods;
2.determine the collapse loads associated to those problems;
3.identify the ultimate limit states associated to the main geotechnical structures: retaining structures, shallow foundations and slopes;
4.verify the safety of the main geotechnical structures;
5.determine settlements of the shallow foundations.
Subject matter
1.Introduction to the geotechnical structures.
2.Introduction to the collapse of soil masses. Methods of analysis: limit analysis and limit equilibrium methods.
3.Collapse of the soil masses: earth pressures, bearing capacity of shallow foundations; collapse of slopes.
4.Verification of safety of geotechnical structures to the ultimate limit states: Eurocode 7.
5. Verification of safety of shallow foundations; brief approach to deep foundations; verification of safety of slopes; verification of safety of earth retaining walls.
5.Displacements of geotechnical structures; settlements of shallow foundations.
Bibliography
Guerra, N. M. C. (2012) - "Análise de Estruturas Geotécnicas", FCT/UNL, in Portuguese.
Atkinson, J. (1993) - "An Introduction to the Mechanics of Soils and Foundations", McGraw Hill, London
Budhu, M. (2000) - "Soil Mechanics and Foundations", Wiley
Frank, R. et al. (2004) - "Designer''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s Guide to Eurocode 7: Geotechnical Design - Genral Rules. Thomas Telford.
Lancellotta, R. (1995) - "Geotechnical Engineering", A. A. Balkema, Roterdam
Matos Fernandes, M. (2011) - "Introdução à Engenharia Geotécnica", Vol. 2, FEUP Edições. In Portuguese
Teaching method
Theoretical classes for presentation and explanation of the contents of the programme. Practical classes for application of the concepts learned in the theoretical classes and for use, in one of the classes, of simple model towards the understanding of the mechanisms involved in the collapse of the most simple cases studied in the unit