Lectures related to Settlement of Shallow Foundations

Soil Phases: Solid, Liquid, Gas

Explores the properties of solid, liquid, and gaseous phases in soil, including water behavior and key concepts like capillarity and surface tension.

Oedometer Test: Principles and Analysis

Explores the principles and procedures of the oedometer test, including sample preparation, data interpretation, and soil property determination.

Critical State Concept

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

Slope Stability Analysis: Methods and Software

Covers slope stability analysis methods, including Bishop, Janbu, and Morgenstern-Price methods, and introduces the finite element method for analyzing soil structures.

Mixed Loading in Piles - Reaction Module Method

Introduces the reaction module method for analyzing piles under mixed loads.

Critical State Concept: Unsaturated Soils

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

Soil Mechanics: Characteristics and Classification

Explores soil characteristics, water content, density, plasticity, and classification methods in geotechnical engineering.

Soil Mechanics: Oedometer Testing and Soil Deformation

Explores soil mechanics, oedometer testing, and soil deformation principles, including Young's modulus and overconsolidation effects.

Soil Science Fundamentals

Explores soil physical properties, types, and classifications, emphasizing porosity and drainage.

Darcy's Law in Saturated Soil

Explores Darcy's law in saturated soil, hydraulic conductivity, flow rates, and soil properties.

Soil Sciences: Main Soil Types in Switzerland

Covers the main soil types in Switzerland and their fertility and ecological functions.

Soil Sciences: Properties of Sands and Stringers

Explores the properties of sands, iron oxyhydroxides, and stringers in soil.

Shallow Foundations: Bearing Capacity

Explores shallow foundations, types, ultimate limits, failure mechanisms, and design considerations.

Rankine Method: Soil Pressure Calculations

Explains the Rankine method for calculating soil pressures in geotechnical engineering.

Pile Foundations: Design and Construction

Explores pile foundations design, construction, factors influencing bearing capacity, and static loading tests.

Geomechanics: Basic Concepts

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

Soil Hydraulic Conductivity and Water Transfers

Explores soil hydraulic conductivity, water transfers, and plant root extraction modeling.

Pile Groups: Bearing Capacity

Explores pile groups' bearing capacity in various soils and their design considerations.

Soil Composition and Living Organisms

Delves into the composition, properties, and living organisms in soil, highlighting their roles in nutrient cycling and ecosystem health.

Soil Science: Water Dynamics

Explores water dynamics in soil, covering infiltration, precipitation, and groundwater flow.