845303 UE Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering 1

winter semester 2025/2026 | Last update: 07.07.2025 Place course on memo list
845303
UE Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering 1
UE 1
1,5
Block
annually
German

Students can differentiate between the most important types of soil, identify their decisive physical and mechanical properties and determine the characteristic values required for soil mechanical calculations. They are able to model the interaction of soil with groundwater, calculate groundwater flows, determine pore water pressures and total and effective stresses. They can model the deformation of the soil and thus calculate the settlements under a shallow foundation. They are able to explain the models for describing the shear strength of soils and correctly select the associated parameters depending on the boundary conditions (drained, undrained). 

flipped classroom (calculation of examples with the help of textbooks and videos), group work in face-to-face classroom, geotechnical quiz in OLAT, online multiple choice training test

more than 70% of points of examples
written exam

Fellin, W. (2019): Geotechnik -- Lernen mit Beispielen. Berlin: Logos, 2. erweiterte Auflage.

Kuntsche, K.; Richter, S. (2021): Geotechnik: Erkunden - Untersuchen - Berechnen - Ausführen - Messen, Berlin: Springer, 3. Auflage

Kolymbas, D. (2019): Geotechnik - Bodenmechanik, Grundbau und Tunnelbau, Berlin: Springer, 5. überarb. Auflage

strongly recommended: Strength of Materials 1, Mechanics 1

You must enrol for written exams in LFU-online!

see dates
Group 0
Fellin W.
Date Time Location
Wed 2025-10-01
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-10-08
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-10-15
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-10-22
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-10-29
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-11-05
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-11-12
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-11-19
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-11-26
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-12-03
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-12-10
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2026-01-07
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2026-01-14
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2026-01-21
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2026-01-28
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2026-02-04
11.45 - 14.15 HSB 3 HSB 3 Barrier-free Prüfung
Tue 2026-03-03
09.45 - 12.15 HSB 3 HSB 3 Barrier-free Prüfung
Tue 2026-03-17
09.45 - 12.15 HSB 3 HSB 3 Barrier-free Prüfung
Group 1
Wimmer L.
Date Time Location
Wed 2025-10-01
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-10-08
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-10-15
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-10-22
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-10-29
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-11-05
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-11-12
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-11-19
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-11-26
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-12-03
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-12-10
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2026-01-07
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2026-01-14
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2026-01-21
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2026-01-28
12.00 - 13.30 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2026-02-04
11.45 - 14.15 HSB 3 HSB 3 Barrier-free Prüfung
Tue 2026-03-03
09.45 - 12.15 HSB 3 HSB 3 Barrier-free Prüfung
Tue 2026-03-17
09.45 - 12.15 HSB 3 HSB 3 Barrier-free Prüfung
Group 2
Fellin W.
Date Time Location
Wed 2025-10-01
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-10-08
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-10-15
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-10-22
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-10-29
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-11-05
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-11-12
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-11-19
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-11-26
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-12-03
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-12-10
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2026-01-07
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2026-01-14
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2026-01-21
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2026-01-28
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 6 HSB 6 Barrier-free
Wed 2026-02-04
11.45 - 14.15 HSB 3 HSB 3 Barrier-free Prüfung
Tue 2026-03-03
09.45 - 12.15 HSB 3 HSB 3 Barrier-free Prüfung
Tue 2026-03-17
09.45 - 12.15 HSB 3 HSB 3 Barrier-free Prüfung
Group 3
Wimmer L.
Date Time Location
Wed 2025-10-01
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-10-08
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-10-15
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-10-22
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-10-29
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-11-05
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-11-12
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-11-19
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-11-26
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-12-03
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2025-12-10
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2026-01-07
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2026-01-14
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2026-01-21
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2026-01-28
13.45 - 15.15 HSB 7 HSB 7 Barrier-free
Wed 2026-02-04
11.45 - 14.15 HSB 3 HSB 3 Barrier-free Prüfung
Tue 2026-03-03
09.45 - 12.15 HSB 3 HSB 3 Barrier-free Prüfung
Tue 2026-03-17
09.45 - 12.15 HSB 3 HSB 3 Barrier-free Prüfung