Lectures related to Geotechnical Works: Static Loading Test and Pile Foundations

Pile Foundations: Design and Construction

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

Shallow Foundations: Bearing Capacity

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

Pile Groups: Bearing Capacity

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

Bearings: Introduction

Introduces bearings, covering definitions, advantages, building blocks, friction sources, and types of bearings.

Shallow Foundation - Undrained Conditions - Bearing Capacity

Explores shallow foundation analysis under Tresca criterion for determining bearing capacity.

Axial Bearing Capacity of a Pile

Explores the axial bearing capacity of isolated piles, including failure mechanisms, testing methods, and safety verifications.

Plain Bearings: Calculation and Performance

Discusses the calculation and performance of plain bearings in smooth rotation.

Different Types of Piles and Their Implementation

Covers the criteria for choosing foundation types and the classification of piles based on material and installation method.

Superficial Foundation: Upper Bound

Covers the derivation of the upper bound for a superficial foundation problem.

Mechanical Construction: Evaluation and Guiding Systems

Covers evaluation results for the Mechanical Construction course and guiding systems principles, emphasizing student feedback and the importance of proper supervision and material properties.

Rectangular Foundation - Vertical Induced Stress - Elastic Superposition

Covers the linear elasticity of rectangular foundations and the concept of elastic superposition.

Bearings: Mounting Rules

Explains the rules for mounting bearings, including alignment tolerance, swivel angles, types of bearings, and the importance of play.

Bearings - Design and Sizing

Covers the design and sizing of bearings, emphasizing the importance of tight fitting rings.

Ball Bearings: Applications and Stiffness

Explores the role of ball bearings in robotics applications and discusses stiffness of axes and various types of guides.

Rolling Bearings: Materials and Types

Explores the constitution and materials of rolling bearings, types, and selection criteria based on loads and speeds.

Optimizing Concrete Structures Design

Explores advanced concrete structures design, emphasizing optimization of precast elements and post-tensioning techniques.

Modified Cam Clay Model

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

Components: Ball-bearing

Explores the selection and usage of components, focusing on ball bearings and their types, materials, and assembly.

Elasticity: Constitutive Modelling in Geomechanics

Explores constitutive modelling in geomechanics, focusing on stress-strain behavior and the application of elastic models in analytical and numerical methods.

Elasticity: Constitutive Modelling in Geomechanics

Explores constitutive equations in geomechanics, stress-strain behavior, and practical applications in engineering.