Bodenmechanik
Soil Mechanics

Status: 03.12.2024

Lecturer

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Grabe

Language

German

Participants

  • Mandatory course for students of Bachelor's degree programme Civil and Environmental Engineering in 3rd Semester (4 SWS, 2 VL + 2 HÜ, 4 ECTS)
  • Mandatory course for students of Bachelor's degree programme Civil and Environmental Engineering in 4th semester (6 SWS, 2 VL + 2 HÜ + 2 POL, 6 ECTS) for students beginning from winter semester 2014/15

Lecture

  • Introduction
  • Genesis of soils and rocks
  • Composition of soils
  • Soil exploration in the field
  • Index values and propertties of soils
  • Groundwater
  • Stress-strain behaviour of soils
  • Vedrtical compression
  • Shear strength
  • Earth pressure
  • Slope failure
  • Base failure
  • Diaphragm walls

Exercises

  • Lecturer in winter semester 2023/24: Mechthild Cramer
  • Please register under Stud.IP (search for "Hörsaalübung Bodenmechanik") in order to estimate the number of students and to download exercise material.
  • We recommend working on the tasks from the last exams in parallel to the practice lecture. For old exams see Stud.IP, search for "Geotechnik und Baubetrieb"

Tutorial

Examination

  • Written exam in summer or winter semester, Duration 90 min, 90 points

Learning material

  • Grabe J. (2004): Bodenmechanik und Grundbau, Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Geotechnik und Baubetrieb der TU Hamburg-Harburg, Heft 3 (download).
  • Anlage zur Übung Bodenmechanik und Grundbau: Tabellen und Diagramme der Geotechnik (download).
  • Further teaching materials can be found in Stud.IP. Please log in there to gain access to the documents.

Literature recommendation

  • Kolymbas D. (2019): Geotechnik – Bodenmechanik und Grundbau. Springer, 5. Auflage