Advanced soil and rock mechanics

Preface

Identifier: BGU50014

Curriculum/ Assignment: Compulsory 1. Semester

ECTS-Credits: 6,0

Cycle: Winter semester

Language: German

 

Contact

Dr.-Ing. Andreas Schünemann

Dr.-Ing. Wei Yan

 

Course Content

  • Soil behaviour of non-cohesive soils
  • Soil behaviour of cohesive soils
  • Rheological Models
  • Elasticity / Mohr-Coulomb soil model
  • Cam Clay soil model
  • Hardening soil model
  • Deformations and strength of rock
  • Description of the mountains
  • Spatial position of surfaces, possibilities of movement, sphere diagram
  • Loosening and loading of rock, abrasiveness, weathering resistance, water in the mountains

 

Study Documents

All study documents can be found on MOODLE.

 

Exam

Each semester a written examination is offered. This includes 6 ECTS in the mandatory offer and lasts 120 minutes.

General questions and arithmetical tasks are combined.

All common aids are allowed (except for programmable calculators!).

The course contents of the elective modules are not relevant for the examination.

The course contents dealt with in the previous (current) semester are always relevant for the examination.

The registration for the exam must be completed in time on tumonline. The examination office is responsible for the registration for the exam.

 

Excursion

At the beginning of the 1st Master's semester there is a two-day excursion to get to know each other.

In our excursion archive you will find reports of previous excursions