CODE 84539 ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017 CREDITS 5 cfu anno 1 INGEGNERIA CIVILE E AMBIENTALE (LM-23) - 5 cfu anno 1 INGEGNERIA CIVILE E AMBIENTALE (LM-35) - 5 cfu anno 2 INGEGNERIA DELLA SICUREZZA: TRASPORTI E SISTEMI TERRITORIALI 9305 (LM-26) - SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ICAR/07 LANGUAGE Italiano TEACHING LOCATION SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: SOIL MECHANICS AND SPECIAL FOUNDATIONS OVERVIEW SOIL AND ROCK MECHANICS - Module of the Course : Soil and Rock Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Course leader: Riccardo Berardi Course Code: 84539 Scientific Sector (MIUR): ICAR/07 Geotechnics Credits: 5 Degree: MSc in Civil and Environmental Engineering – First year – First Semester AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Course aims The main objective is to supply a deeper knowledge in the fundamentals of soil mechanics, focusing particularly the attention to the mechanical behaviour of soils, analysing the more consolidated approaches based on the framework of elasto-plasticity. The fundamentals of rock mechanics are treated; the most important aspects related to rock mass analyses are considered as well LEARNING OUTCOMES (FURTHER INFO) Learning outcomes Development of mechanical schemes for soil behaviour in order to analyse complex geotechnical problems under generalised soil and stress conditions. Capabilities in understanding and defining analyses for geo-mechanical problems. TEACHING METHODS This module uses lectures, tutorial exercises, case histories. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Mechanical behaviour of soil. Elasticity and Plasticity in Soil Mechanics: non-linear elastic models. Elasto-plastic models. Critical State Soil Mechanics. Dilatancy. Elastic and Limit analyses in geotechnical problems. Fundamentals of Soil Dynamics. Applications to foundation problems. Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics: characteristics of intact rock. Deformability, strength and failure of intact rock. Measurements of rock properties. Rock mass: discontinuities; natural and induced stresses; rock mass classification methods ; deformability, strength and failure of rock masses. Engineering applications. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Soil Mechanics: Set of Lectures R. Berardi (2013), Fondamenti di Geotecnica, 2a Ed. Città Studi, De Agostini Scuola. J. Atkinson (1997) , Geotecnica -Meccanica delle terre e fondazioni , Mc Graw Hill . R. Lancellotta (2008) Geotechnical Engineering, 2nd edition, Taylor & Francis. Rock Mechanics: Set of Lectures M. Barla (2010) Elementi di Meccanica e Ingegneria delle Rocce, Celid Ed., Torino J.A. Hudson and J.P. Harrison (1997), Engineering Rock Mechanics, Pergamon . (Reading lists available at DICCA and School of Engineering Libraries) Web resources Set of lectures (AulaWeb) TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD RICCARDO BERARDI Ricevimento: on appointment: 010 3532506 riccardo.berardi@unige.it Exam Board RICCARDO BERARDI (President) ROSSELLA BOVOLENTA (President) GIOVANNI DALERCI (President) LESSONS LESSONS START September 19, 2016 Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral examination ASSESSMENT METHODS Oral examination. Questions are posed intended to establish the theoretical knowledge of the topics and links with practical applications. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 31/05/2017 09:00 GENOVA Orale 15/06/2017 09:00 GENOVA Orale 29/06/2017 09:00 GENOVA Orale 17/07/2017 14:30 GENOVA Orale 20/07/2017 09:00 GENOVA Orale 04/09/2017 14:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Prerequisites for grading Geotechnics