LFU:online

Capacity for understanding basic geotechnical modelling, Capacity for applying knowledge in practice, Ability to work autonomously, Ability to communicate and work in a team

Triaxial test (stress paths)

slope stability (wedge type, Fellenius, Bishop)

kinematical element method

bearing capacity

earth pressure

retaining structures (sheet pile walls, shotcrete and nailing)

groundwater containment

experiments

autonomous calculation of examples

discussion of results in lectures

solving of additional questions in lecture

presentation of results

more than 70% of examples has to be calculated
written exam

Kolymbas, D.: Geotechnik - Bodenmechanik, Grundbau und Tunnelbau. 3. Auflage, Springer, Berlin, 2011.
Fellin, W.: Bodenmechanik und Grundbau 1 – Übungen, Lecture Notes, University of Innsbruck, current version.

strongly recommended: Strength of Materials 1, Mechanics 1

Students must enrol for written exams in LFU-online!