Curricular Unit:			Code:
Soil Mechanics			827MESL
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
3	Undergraduate	Civil Engineering	6 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
Winter Semester		Portuguese/English	78
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
- Physic characterization of the soil and predict its behaviour when subjected to loads. - Perform the calculation of stresses in the soil due to its own weight and the loads applied. - Determine the shear resistance of soils characterizing and differentiating the shear resistance in sands and clays. - Characterize the water percolation in soils. - Geotechnical design and safety check of support structures. - Safety check of slopes. - Geotechnical design of shallow foundations. - Settlements calculation. - Control the process of soil compaction
Syllabus:
Physical characterisation of soils and prevision of its comportment. Soil consolidation and settlement. Stress in soils. Soil hydraulics. Soil failure theories. Shallow foundations design. Containing walls and slope stability.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The syllabus presented cover areas of essential knowledge and is consistent to achieve the objectives set, given that the topics included in the program as the fundamental concepts of soil mechanics, the physical indices for soil characterization, stresses in soil, the hydraulic phenomena associated with soils, consolidation theory, the notion of impulse coefficient and verification of geotechnical safety in support structures, embankments and shallow foundations, cover the main aspects that enables the student to apply the theoretical knowledge in practical cases, acquiring the basics of soil mechanics, necessary for the development of other disciplines of the course and essential to the profession of civil engineer.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
The method of evaluation of the course is based on the model of continuous assessment and comprises two components: a theoretical component and a practical-laboratory component resulting from work carried out in the Soil Mechanics Laboratory, both with a weight of 50% in final classification. 1 - Theoretical component: The evaluation of the theoretical component will consist of two written tests, individual, held during the semester on dates determined by the teacher and agreed with the students. Each examination will have a 50% weight in the final grade of the theoretical component. 2 – Practical-laboratory component: The evaluation of the practical-laboratory component will be comprised of nine reports of laboratory work and an individual written test, with weights of 40% and 60%, respectively, in the final classification of the practical-laboratory component.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The proposed methodologies are consistent with the objectives set for the course, considering that they support the development of guided study, seeking to draw a parallelism between theory and practice applied to real problems that enable the student to determine the characteristics and behavior of soils, ensuring strong practical bases for further development in other curriculum units and the future practice of the profession of civil engineer.
Reading:
Componente teórico prática [1] Caputo, H. P.(1987); Mecânica dos Solos e suas Aplicações, Volumes I, II e III, Livros Técnicos e Científicos Editora; [2] Craig, R.F.(2004); Craig’s Soil Mechanics. Taylor & Francis; [3] Folques, J. (1987). Introdução à Mecânica dos Solos, LNEC; [4] Powrie, W.(2004); Soil Mechanics; Concepts and Applications. Spon Press; [5] Eurocódigo 7, [1999]. Projecto Geotécnico, Parte 1 – Regras Gerais. ENV.1997. [6]Fernandes, Manuel de Matos, Mecânica dos Solos – Conceitos e Princípios Fundamentais (Vol.1), FEUP Edições (2ª edição), 2011. [7]Fernandes, Manuel de Matos, Mecânica dos Solos – Introdução à Engenharia Geotécnica (Vol.2), FEUP Edições (1ª edição), 2011.
Lecturer (* Responsible):
Maria Guerreiro (mariajoao@ufp.edu.pt)