Course
Experimentelle Forschung in der Geotechnik
Experimental Research in Geotechnical Engineering
Status: 02.12.2024
Lecturer
Language
German
Participants
- Students of the Master's degree programm "Civil Engineerrting", 2nd term (summer term), mandatory module „Soil mechanics and soil dynamics“ for students with speciaModelling and Simulation, Port Construction and Coastal Protection
- Requirements: Successful participation in the courses “Soil Mechanics” and “Soil Mechanics Internship” in the Bachelor's degree program in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Note: The internship will be offered for the last time in summer term 2025
Lerneang objectives
Learning about different test concepts (element tests, model tests, field tests) and the significance of selected tests and test equipment for research and construction practice. Learning the chain of test planning → test execution → test evaluation → evaluation of the
Registration
Registration via Stud.IP is required to participate in the course.
Content with changing focal points
- Laboratory experiments
- Investigation of the stress-strain behaviour of soils under monotonic loading
- Project laboratory tests including index tests, oedometer tests, and shear tests (Bürkner)
- Project analysis of laboratory tests based on Python (Stanford)
- Project constitutive modelling (Stanford)
- Investigation of adhesion between steel and clays (Schröder)
- Use of imaging methods in experimental soil mechanics (Toffoli)
- Use of single-board computers in experimental soil mechanics (Toffoli)
- Physical modelling, i.e. 1g model testing (Stanford, Williams Riquer)
- Field experiments
- Observation method according to Eurocode (Stanford)
- Selected field measurements (NN)
Proof of performance
- Examination preparation: Performing, evaluation and interpretation of soil mechanical laboratory tests and preparation of a corresponding report in the group
- Module exam "Soil mechanics and soil dynamics" (Duration: 45 Min; weighting according toECTS points in the module)