Concept

Geomechanics

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Covers the Modified Cam Clay Model, stress paths, pore pressure, settlements, and applications in geotechnical problems.

Plasticity: Constitutive Modelling

Explores plasticity in geomechanics, covering yield criteria, models, and practical applications.

Retaining Structures: Geomechanics

Explores the design and analysis of retaining structures, lateral earth pressure, and unsaturated soils.

States of Stress and Mechanical Behavior

Introduces states of stress, effective stress principles, consolidation equations, and compressibility of fluids and solids.

Hydraulic Construction Platform: Geotechnical Aspects

Explores geotechnical aspects of a hydraulic construction platform, covering internal pressure, construction costs, water losses, and coating impact.

Soil Shear Resistance and Failure Criteria

Explains the Von Mises, Drucker-Prager, Mohr-Coulomb, and Cam-Clay failure criteria in soil mechanics.

Thermo-Mechanical Behavior of Geomaterials: Applications and Modeling

Covers the thermo-mechanical behavior of geomaterials and its applications in engineering, emphasizing the impact of temperature on geomechanical properties and modeling.

Soil Mechanics: Plasticity and Failure Criteria

Explores soil mechanics, plasticity, failure criteria, and soil behavior models.

Geomechanics: Basic Concepts

Introduces basic concepts of geomechanics, stress paths, effective stress, and shear strength analysis through laboratory testing.

Critical State Concept

Explores the critical state concept in geomechanics, covering stress paths, shear strength, and soil behavior under different stress conditions.

Critical State Concept: Unsaturated Soils

Explores the critical state concept in geomechanics, focusing on unsaturated soils and Terzaghi's effective stress validity.

Plasticity in Geomechanics

Explores plasticity in geomechanics, covering constitutive modeling, yield criteria, and practical applications of elastic-perfectly plastic models.

Geomechanics: Course Introduction

Introduces the study of geomechanics, covering the behavior of soils, rocks, and concrete in civil engineering applications.