SOIL MECHANICS AND DYNAMICS
Academic Year 2015/2016 - 2° Year
Teaching Staff: Maria Rossella MASSIMINO
Credit Value: 6
Scientific field: ICAR/07 - Geotechnics
Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
Taught classes: 36 hours
Term / Semester: 2°
Credit Value: 6
Scientific field: ICAR/07 - Geotechnics
Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
Taught classes: 36 hours
Term / Semester: 2°
Detailed Course Content
1. INTRODUCTION
2. SOIL MECHANICS
Set equations for describing soil behaviour
Laboratory tests in static conditions
The constitutive law
3. SOIL DYNAMICS
Seismic motion
Local site response
Laboratory tests in dynamic conditions
The constitutive law for soil dynamics
Textbook Information
- S.J. Kramer (1996). “Geotechnical Earthquake Enginnering”. Prentice Hall, New Jersey, USA.5.
- G. Lanzo, F. Silvestri (1999). "Risposta sismica locale". Hevelius, Italy.
- R. Nova (2002). “Fondamenti di meccanica delle terre”. McGraw-Hill, Milano, Italy.
- D. Muir Wood (2004). “Geotechnical modelling”. E & FN Spon.
- T. Crespellani, J. Facciorusso (2010). "Dinamica dei terreni". Dario Flaccovio Editore.
- Also national and international scientific papers are provided to the students.