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Progettazione Geotecnica
Geotechnical design
Giuseppe Scarpelli

Seat Ingegneria
A.A. 2015/2016
Credits 9
Hours 72
Period II
Language ENG

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Geotechnics from at least 6 CFU from an undergraduate level course in Civil and/or Environmental Engineering.

Learning outcomes
The course aims at teaching the basic elements and the methods for design of the most typical geotechnical structures. The planning of the site investigation, the analysis and the graphical representation are discussed with reference to practical example cases.

Program
Theoretical aspects: Mechanical behaviour and properties of natural soils from laboratory and in situ testings; compressibility and strength of soils; soil dilatancy and friction. Undrained shear strength. Soil constitutive laws: linear and non linear elasticity; perfect and hardening plasticity. Hints on the Cam Clay model. Limit analysis: the classicla solutions from the Theory of Plasticity: use of the stress and strain characteristics. Engineering design: Earth retaining structures: rigid and flexible walls; anchors. Design of spread foundations: stability and serviceability. Settlement analysis. The design of pile foundations through analytical methods; pile settlements. Codes for geotechnical design: Eurocodes 7 and 8. Practical work: numerical examples will be assigned on the most common problems of geotechnical engineering

Development of the examination
LEARNING EVALUATION METHODS
The students are required to submit realistic geotechnical reports on few assigned problems of geotechnical design. These reports will be discussed at the oral examination together with questions on theoretical, experimental and practical aspects of the discipline.

LEARNING EVALUATION CRITERIA
Aims at assessing the abilities of the candidate in solving real complex problems of geotechnical engineering.

LEARNING MEASUREMENT CRITERIA
These criteria tend to verify at what level the candidate is able to solve geotechnical engineering problems taking account of the siting and the construction difficulties of the reality. The ability shown by the candidates to select the appropriate const

FINAL MARK ALLOCATION CRITERIA
Candidates are graded from 18 to 30 over 30 depending on their ability in representing and properly describe the complexities of modern geotechnical design.

Recommended reading
C. VIGGIANI: Fondazioni Hevelius Edizioni FETHI AZIZI: Applied analyses in geotechnics, Spon press

Courses

• Ingegneria Civile (Corso di Laurea Magistrale (DM 270/04))