- Soil. Concept and Formation
- Soil. Soil types and sedimentary deposits
- Granular soils. Gravels and sands
- Cohesive soils. Silt and clay
- Cohesive soils. Structure, types and properties of clays.
- Elemental properties. Volumes and Weights
- Elemental properties. Granular soils
- Elemental properties. Cohesive soils
- Soil classification. Unified Soil Classification System - ASTM).
- Soil classification. AASHTO System
- The Geological Cycle. Plate tectonics and crustal deformation.
- Igneous Rocks
- Sedimentary rocks
- Metamorphic rocks
- Rock, rocky matrix and rock massif
- Rock matrix properties
- Properties of the rock mass. Discontinuities
- Geomechanical Classifications. Bieniawski RMR
- Geomechanical classifications. Barton Q Index
- The GSI: Geological Strength Index
- Water in the ground. Types of aquifers
- Darcy's Law. Hydraulic load and hydraulic gradient. Permeability
- Mechanics and flow theory in porous media
- Flow networks
- Fragment method
- Principle of effective stresses. Application to soils and rocks
- Stress distribution in the terrain
- Siphonage, bottom uplift, internal erosion and tubification
- Filters. Concept, use and preliminary design
- Effects of water on the rock matrix and the rock massif
- Introduction
- The size of the consolidation entry
- The evolution of the consolidation entry
- Parabolic isochrone theory
- Radial and mixed preloading and consolidation
- Well design and construction
- Well design. Analytical solutions for individual wells
- Well cluster design. Analytical solutions for well groups
- Conception and construction of wellpoints
- Design of wellpoints
- Previous cabinet work
- Design and planning of research campaigns
- Field reconnaissance and preliminary investigations
- Drilling and sampling techniques
- In-situ testing for soils and rock masses
- Identification and status testing (I)
- Identification and status testing (II)
- Endurance tests (I)
- Endurance tests (II)
- Interpretation of the triaxial test
- Deformability test
- Interpretation of the edometric test
- Compaction and reuse tests
- Rock testing (I)
- Rock testing (II)
- Introduction to auscultation
- Instrumentation equipment (I)
- Instrumentation equipment (II)
- Instrumentation equipment (III)
- Examples of application to construction sites
- The stress tensor: total, effective and interstitial stresses. Mohr's circle in stresses
- The deformation tensor. Mohr's circle in deformations
- Problem statement
- Elasticity equations and parameters
- Main elastic solutions in soil and rock mechanics
- Introduction to Plasticity
- The plasticisation criterion. Types of plastic behaviour
- Law of plastic behaviour. Plastic creep and plastic potential
- Main Theorems and Postulates of Plasticity Theory
- The Mohr-Coulomb elastoplastic model
- Rheological models
- Hardening Soil Model
- Model Hardening Soil Small
- Jardine model
- Cam-Clay model
- Hoek and Brown's constitutive model
- Barton - Choubey constitutive model for joints and discontinuities
- Viscosity, viscoelasticity and viscoplasticity
- Extension of rheological models
- Visco-elastic and visco-elastic constituent models
- Classical Theory of Earth Thrusts (I).Coulomb
- Classical Theory of Earth Thrust (II) Rankine, Terzaghi
- Classical earth thrust theory (III). Coefficient of earth thrust.
- Classical earth thrust theory (IV). Winkler model
- Other calculation methods: Numerical models and equivalent fluid theory.
- Theory. Seismic considerations.
- Gravity walls
- Reinforced earth walls
- Breakwater walls
- Masonry walls, prefabricated segmental walls, Berlin wall.
- Gabion walls and screen walls
- Reinforced earth walls
- Continuous screens
- Pile screens
- Anchorages on screens
- Other excavations: Trenching. Sheet piles
- Construction procedures.
- Ground movements and monitoring.
- Problem areas
- Selection of cross-sections and filtration network.
- Classification of slope movements
- Geotechnical concepts needed to address a slope stability problem
- General information on slope stability in soils
- General information on rock slope stability
- Rock slope stability based on geomechanical indices
- Classical methods of slope stability calculation in soils
- Use of abacuses for the calculation of slope stability in soils
- The slicing method
- Stabilising and supporting measures for slopes on soils
- Finite element calculation of slopes in soils
- Stereographic projection
- Kinematic analysis of a rock slope failure due to flat landslide
- Kinematic analysis of a wedge rock slope failure
- Kinematic analysis of overturning rock slope failure
- Kinematic analysis of rock slope failure in a rock massif
- Factor of safety of a rock slope due to a flat landslide failure
- Factor of safety of a rock slope due to wedge failure
- Factor of safety of a rock slope due to overturning failure
- Stabilising and sustaining measures for rock slopes
- Finite element computation of slopes in rocks
- Introduction and design determinants
- Stress distributions under rigid footings
- Verification of ultimate limit state failure modes (other than subsidence)
- Sinking and bearing capacity
- Correction factors for the general formula
- Some particular cases of bearing capacity
- Sinking pressure from in-situ tests
- Particular soil considerations
- Bearing capacity in rock (I)
- Bearing capacity in rock (II)
- Definitions and concepts
- Stress distributions in the soil
- Estimation of settlement in granular soils
- Estimation of settlement in cohesive soils
- Other methods and other deformations
- Slabs
- Semi-deep foundations or foundation pits
- Dynamic aspects. Foundations for vibrating machinery
- Dynamic aspects. Foundations in seismic zones and soil properties.
- Surface foundations in the maritime and offshore fields
- Typology of deep foundations
- Definitions
- Design basis for deep foundations
- Basic formulation
- Calculation of soil resistance to vertical actions in soils
- Tip resistance in granular soils.
- Analytical Solutions Tip resistance in cohesive soils
- Analytical solutions Tip resistance in soils by in-situ testing
- Shaft resistance in granular soils
- Analytical solutions Shaft strength in cohesive soils
- Analytical solutions Shaft strength in soils by in-situ testing
- Resistance of the ground against vertical actions on rocks Resistance of a pile group
- Safety against subsidence
- Safety coefficient
- Structural stop on piles Seats on piles
- Pile Pullout Resistance Pile Driving Formulas
- Piles subjected to lateral loads Negative pile friction Negative pile friction
- Pile load tests
- Selecting the pile type
- Geotechnical calculation of micropiles
- Introduction to numerical modelling.
- The finite element method.
- Numerical modelling in geotechnics.
- Introduction to Plaxis 2D. General.
- Organisation and structure of Plaxis 2D. The user interface.
- Definition of the geometry and structure of the terrain.
- Geometric elements, loads and imposed displacements in Plaxis 2D.
- Definition of ground behaviour. Constitutive models.
- Structural elements in Plaxis 2D.
- Definition of the finite element mesh.
- Definition of calculation phases.
- Types of calculations in Plaxis 2D.
- Water in Plaxis 2D.
- Calculation scheme and control parameters.
- Visualisation and analysis of results.
- Study of a shallow foundation.
- Analysis of slope stability.
- Modelling of an excavation between screens.
- Construction of an embankment and consolidation.
- Study of water flow in the field.


