Effective stress

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States of Stress and Mechanical Behavior

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

Critical State Concept: Unsaturated Soils

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

Geomechanics: Basic Concepts

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

Geotechnical Foundations: Load Factors and Formulas

Discusses load factors, stress calculations, and limit analysis in geotechnical engineering.

Slope Stability: Limit Equilibrium - Kerisel Chart

Explores slope stability analysis using the limit equilibrium method and the Kerisel Chart for determining critical slip surfaces and factors of safety.

Soil Deformation and Settlement Calculation

Explores soil deformation, settlement calculations, stress evolution, and consolidation solutions.

Soil Hydraulics: Generalities & Hydraulic Fox

Covers the basics of soil hydraulics, including hydraulic origins of failure and the concept of hydraulic fox.

Geomechanics: Basic Concepts

Introduces basic geomechanics concepts, stress paths, and the critical state concept.

Critical State Concept

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

Computational Geomechanics: Meshing, Groundwater Flow, and Constitutive Behavior

Covers mesh generation, groundwater flow, and constitutive behavior modeling in computational geomechanics.

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