1. Soil. Concept and Formation
  2. Soil. Soil types and sedimentary deposits
  3. Granular soils. Gravels and sands
  4. Cohesive soils. Silt and clay
  5. Cohesive soils. Structure, types and properties of clays.

  1. Elemental properties. Volumes and Weights
  2. Elemental properties. Granular soils
  3. Elemental properties. Cohesive soils
  4. Soil classification. Unified Soil Classification System - ASTM).
  5. Soil classification. AASHTO System

  1. The Geological Cycle. Plate tectonics and crustal deformation.
  2. Igneous Rocks
  3. Sedimentary rocks
  4. Metamorphic rocks
  5. Rock, rocky matrix and rock massif

  1. Rock matrix properties
  2. Properties of the rock mass. Discontinuities
  3. Geomechanical Classifications. Bieniawski RMR
  4. Geomechanical classifications. Barton Q Index
  5. The GSI: Geological Strength Index

  1. Water in the ground. Types of aquifers
  2. Darcy's Law. Hydraulic load and hydraulic gradient. Permeability
  3. Mechanics and flow theory in porous media
  4. Flow networks
  5. Fragment method

  1. Principle of effective stresses. Application to soils and rocks
  2. Stress distribution in the terrain
  3. Siphonage, bottom uplift, internal erosion and tubification
  4. Filters. Concept, use and preliminary design
  5. Effects of water on the rock matrix and the rock massif

  1. Introduction
  2. The size of the consolidation entry
  3. The evolution of the consolidation entry
  4. Parabolic isochrone theory
  5. Radial and mixed preloading and consolidation

  1. Well design and construction
  2. Well design. Analytical solutions for individual wells
  3. Well cluster design. Analytical solutions for well groups
  4. Conception and construction of wellpoints
  5. Design of wellpoints

  1. Previous cabinet work
  2. Design and planning of research campaigns
  3. Field reconnaissance and preliminary investigations
  4. Drilling and sampling techniques
  5. In-situ testing for soils and rock masses

  1. Identification and status testing (I)
  2. Identification and status testing (II)
  3. Endurance tests (I)
  4. Endurance tests (II)
  5. Interpretation of the triaxial test

  1. Deformability test
  2. Interpretation of the edometric test
  3. Compaction and reuse tests
  4. Rock testing (I)
  5. Rock testing (II)

  1. Introduction to auscultation
  2. Instrumentation equipment (I)
  3. Instrumentation equipment (II)
  4. Instrumentation equipment (III)
  5. Examples of application to construction sites

  1. The stress tensor: total, effective and interstitial stresses. Mohr's circle in stresses
  2. The deformation tensor. Mohr's circle in deformations
  3. Problem statement
  4. Elasticity equations and parameters
  5. Main elastic solutions in soil and rock mechanics

  1. Introduction to Plasticity
  2. The plasticisation criterion. Types of plastic behaviour
  3. Law of plastic behaviour. Plastic creep and plastic potential
  4. Main Theorems and Postulates of Plasticity Theory
  5. The Mohr-Coulomb elastoplastic model

  1. Rheological models
  2. Hardening Soil Model
  3. Model Hardening Soil Small
  4. Jardine model
  5. Cam-Clay model

  1. Hoek and Brown's constitutive model
  2. Barton - Choubey constitutive model for joints and discontinuities
  3. Viscosity, viscoelasticity and viscoplasticity
  4. Extension of rheological models
  5. Visco-elastic and visco-elastic constituent models

  1. Classical Theory of Earth Thrusts (I).Coulomb
  2. Classical Theory of Earth Thrust (II) Rankine, Terzaghi
  3. Classical earth thrust theory (III). Coefficient of earth thrust.
  4. Classical earth thrust theory (IV). Winkler model
  5. Other calculation methods: Numerical models and equivalent fluid theory.
  6. Theory. Seismic considerations.

  1. Gravity walls
  2. Reinforced earth walls
  3. Breakwater walls
  4. Masonry walls, prefabricated segmental walls, Berlin wall.

  1. Gabion walls and screen walls
  2. Reinforced earth walls
  3. Continuous screens
  4. Pile screens
  5. Anchorages on screens
  6. Other excavations: Trenching. Sheet piles

  1. Construction procedures.
  2. Ground movements and monitoring.
  3. Problem areas
  4. Selection of cross-sections and filtration network.

  1. Classification of slope movements
  2. Geotechnical concepts needed to address a slope stability problem
  3. General information on slope stability in soils
  4. General information on rock slope stability
  5. Rock slope stability based on geomechanical indices

  1. Classical methods of slope stability calculation in soils
  2. Use of abacuses for the calculation of slope stability in soils
  3. The slicing method
  4. Stabilising and supporting measures for slopes on soils
  5. Finite element calculation of slopes in soils

  1. Stereographic projection
  2. Kinematic analysis of a rock slope failure due to flat landslide
  3. Kinematic analysis of a wedge rock slope failure
  4. Kinematic analysis of overturning rock slope failure
  5. Kinematic analysis of rock slope failure in a rock massif

  1. Factor of safety of a rock slope due to a flat landslide failure
  2. Factor of safety of a rock slope due to wedge failure
  3. Factor of safety of a rock slope due to overturning failure
  4. Stabilising and sustaining measures for rock slopes
  5. Finite element computation of slopes in rocks

  1. Introduction and design determinants
  2. Stress distributions under rigid footings
  3. Verification of ultimate limit state failure modes (other than subsidence)
  4. Sinking and bearing capacity
  5. Correction factors for the general formula

  1. Some particular cases of bearing capacity
  2. Sinking pressure from in-situ tests
  3. Particular soil considerations
  4. Bearing capacity in rock (I)
  5. Bearing capacity in rock (II)

  1. Definitions and concepts
  2. Stress distributions in the soil
  3. Estimation of settlement in granular soils
  4. Estimation of settlement in cohesive soils
  5. Other methods and other deformations

  1. Slabs
  2. Semi-deep foundations or foundation pits
  3. Dynamic aspects. Foundations for vibrating machinery
  4. Dynamic aspects. Foundations in seismic zones and soil properties.
  5. Surface foundations in the maritime and offshore fields

  1. Typology of deep foundations
  2. Definitions
  3. Design basis for deep foundations
  4. Basic formulation
  5. Calculation of soil resistance to vertical actions in soils
  6. Tip resistance in granular soils.
  7. Analytical Solutions Tip resistance in cohesive soils
  8. Analytical solutions Tip resistance in soils by in-situ testing

  1. Shaft resistance in granular soils
  2. Analytical solutions Shaft strength in cohesive soils
  3. Analytical solutions Shaft strength in soils by in-situ testing
  4. Resistance of the ground against vertical actions on rocks Resistance of a pile group

  1. Safety against subsidence
  2. Safety coefficient
  3. Structural stop on piles Seats on piles
  4. Pile Pullout Resistance Pile Driving Formulas

  1. Piles subjected to lateral loads Negative pile friction Negative pile friction
  2. Pile load tests
  3. Selecting the pile type
  4. Geotechnical calculation of micropiles

  1. Introduction to numerical modelling.
  2. The finite element method.
  3. Numerical modelling in geotechnics.
  4. Introduction to Plaxis 2D. General.
  5. Organisation and structure of Plaxis 2D. The user interface.

  1. Definition of the geometry and structure of the terrain.
  2. Geometric elements, loads and imposed displacements in Plaxis 2D.
  3. Definition of ground behaviour. Constitutive models.
  4. Structural elements in Plaxis 2D.
  5. Definition of the finite element mesh.

  1. Definition of calculation phases.
  2. Types of calculations in Plaxis 2D.
  3. Water in Plaxis 2D.
  4. Calculation scheme and control parameters.
  5. Visualisation and analysis of results.

  1. Study of a shallow foundation.
  2. Analysis of slope stability.
  3. Modelling of an excavation between screens.
  4. Construction of an embankment and consolidation.
  5. Study of water flow in the field.