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Vue d'ensemble
G茅nie civil : The origin and formation of soils. Soil classification systems and phase composition in soils. Stress states in geotechnical materials. Total stresses, pore fluid pressures and effective stresses. Terzaghi芒鈧劉s concept of effective stresses. Time-dependent influences of pore pressure development during loading. Water flow in porous media. Darcy芒鈧劉s law. Laboratory and field measurement of hydraulic conductivity. Hydraulic conductivity of soil composites. Deformation of geomaterials. Elastic deformations and consolidation behaviour. Failure of soils. The Mohr-Coulomb criterion. Stress paths. Dilatancy, Taylor芒鈧劉s interpretation of stress dilatancy and applications.
Terms: Automne 2021
Instructors: Selvadurai, Patrick A P S (Fall)
(4-2-6)
Prerequisite: CIVE 207
