| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Engineering |
| Lecture Code |
K8170140 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
土質力学 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
ドシツリキガク |
Subject Name in
English |
Soil Mechanics |
| Instructor |
HATA TOSHIROU |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
ハタ トシロウ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
2nd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(4T) Tues3-4,Fri3-4：ENG 107 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
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| Lecture |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
2
:
Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
25
:
Science and Technology |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
13
:
Civil Engineering |
| Eligible Students |
The second year students in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Program |
| Keywords |
soil mechanics, engineering classification of soil, compaction of soil, water flow in soil, compression and consolidation of soil, shear test of soil, shear strength of soil |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | This subject is related to (C) ability to understand the components of problems, and (D) ability to analyze, in the learning and educational goals of the program. |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | Program of Civil and Environmental Engineering
（Abilities and Skills）
・Ability to structuralize problems |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
For the construction and management of infrastructures, the knowledge on soil mechanics and foundation engineering is indispensable. The students will study the fundamentals in this lecture and the exercise of soil mechanics. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1 Engineering problems related to soils, index properties of soil
lesson2 Engineering classification of soil
lesson3 Compaction of soil
lesson4 Pore pressure and principle of effective stress
lesson5 Water flow in soil and permeability test soil
lesson6 Seepage analysis of soil structure 1
lesson7 Seepage analysis of soil structure 2
lesson8 Midterm exam
lesson9 Stress distribution in ground
lesson10 Compression property of soil and compression test
lesson11 Theory of consolidation and consolidation test
lesson12 Analysis of consolidation settlement of ground
lesson13 Shear test and shear strength of soil
lesson14 Strength properties of soil
lesson15 Strength parameter of soil and slope stability |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Kenji Ishihara: Soil Mechanics, Maruzen Co. Ltd. (in Japanese) |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| (More Details) |
Handouts |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Previous lessons should be reviewed before the next lesson. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Midterm examination (50%) and Final examination (50%) |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |