Bodenmechanik
Soil Mechanics
Status: 03.12.2024
Lecturer
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
- Please register under Stud.IP (Tutorium: Bodenmechanik). All further information will be announced there.
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