Advanced Soil Mechanics (E 6246)
This
course contains unique materials of advanced geomechanics. For
those who wish to take a follow-up course (possibly next semester on
the Application of Finite Element to Geotechnical Engineering), it is a
must). With the increasing popularity of numerical methods in practise,
engineers must now acquire knowledge of geomechanics. For doctoral
stduents, this course is a MUST in passing the qualifying examination. Course Descriptions
Spring Semester 2007
Spring 2008
see other geotech courses
Tentative Schedule
| Date |
Chapter |
Contents |
Remarks (the links are unavailable at the moment) |
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| 1 | 1/22 |
1. 2. |
Stresses and Strains Definitions, In-Situ Stress and Stress Increments States of Stress 2.1 Mohr Circle of Stress 2.2 Poles of Plane, Pole of Direction, Principal Stresses, Plane of Maximum Stress Obliquity |
(handout on the course descriptions) Mohr circle |
| 2 |
1/29 |
3. |
2.3 Application of Mohr Circle to Soil Element Tests States of Strain 3.1 Mohr Circle of Strain Increment 3.2 Angle of Dilation 3.3 Direction of Zero Extension and Slip Surfaces 3.4 Strain Fields from Soil Model Tests |
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| 3 |
2/5 |
4. |
PART I. GRANULAR SOILS Stress-Strain Relationships 4.1 Generalized Hooke's Law 4.2 Typical Stress-Strain Relationships - Toyoura Sand 4.3 Factors Affecting Stress-Strain Behavior - Confining Pressure and Void Ratio - Inherent and Induced Ainsotropy - Principal Stress Rotation |
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| 4 |
2/12 |
[Lab: Plane Strain Compression Test] Shear Band Video PSC Test |
educational copy of CRISP | |
| 5 |
2/19 |
5. 6. |
4.4 Stress-Dilatamcy Relationships- Rowe, Bolton,
Nova Nonlinear Stress-Strain Modeling 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Nonlinear Elastic Models Three-Dimensional Failure Criteria 6.1 Mohr-Colulomb Failure Criterion and b-Value |
Q4 |
| 6 |
2/26 |
6.2 Geometric Representation of Stress and Stress Invariants 6.3 Three Dimensional Failure Surfaces: Tesca, Huber-von Mises, Lade Drucker-Prager (Extended von Mises), Mohr-Coulomb, Modified Lade, Matsuoka 6.4 Experimental Validation |
Assignment 2 |
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| 7 |
3/4 |
7. |
PART II. COHESIVE SOILS Critical State Soil Mechanics 7.1 Effective Stress Path and Soil Compressibility 7.2 Critical State Line 7.3 Roscoe and Hvorslev Surfaces |
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| 8 |
3/11 | 8. |
Critical State Models 8.1 Soil Plasticty 8.2 Stress-Strain Relationships (Volumetric Hardening) 8.3 Yield Surfaces: Original and Modified Cam-clay models |
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| 3/18 |
mid-term break |
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| 9 |
3/25 |
8.4 Cam-clay Parameters and Limitations 8.5 Anisotropy and Anisotropic Critical State Models (Dafalias Critical State Model) |
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| 10 |
4/1 |
9. |
8.6 Cap Model 8.7 Bounding Surface Model *Scope of Final Project: Deformation Analysis of Kansai International Airport Elasto-Plastic Analysis for Finite Element Method 9.1 Elasto-Plastic Matrix (Dep) 9.2 Dep for Modified Cam-Clay Model 9.3 Dep for Simple Plasticity Models |
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| 11 |
4/8 |
10 . |
9.4 Applications of Cam-Clay Models 9.5 Example - Excavation Analysis Effective Stress Finite Element Analysis 10.1 Introduction - Review of Finite Element consolidation Analysis 10.2 Governing Equations for Solid Phase 10.3 Governing Equations for Fluid Phase |
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| 12 |
4/15 |
10.4 Element Types
10.5 Formulations for Solid Phase 10.6 Formulations for Fluid Phase 10.7 Integration Scheme and Numerical Ill-Conditioning 10.8 Case Studies: MIT Test Embankment and Muar Test Embankment |
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| 13 |
4/22 |
11 |
Time-Dependent Behavior of Clays 11.1 Introduction - Quasi-Preconsolidation, Rate Effects, Clay Minerals 11.2 Creep and Stress Relaxation 11.3 Rheological Models 11.4 Singh-Mitchell Model |
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| 14 |
4/29 |
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Presentation of Final Project: Deformation Analysis of Kansai International Airport |
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| 5/13 |
Final Examination (4:10-7:00 pm) |