| Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Engineering |
| Lecture Code |
K8903040 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
地盤工学 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
ジバンコウガク |
Subject Name in
English |
Geotechnical Engineering |
| Instructor |
HATA TOSHIROU |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
ハタ トシロウ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
3rd-Year, First Semester, 1Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(1T) Tues5-8：ENG 117 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
| Lecture (13) and students's presentation (2) |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
J
:
Japanese |
| Course Level |
3
:
Undergraduate High-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
25
:
Science and Technology |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
13
:
Civil Engineering |
| Eligible Students |
3rd year students in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Program |
| Keywords |
Slope stability, Earth pressure, Bearing capacity of ground, Ground improvement, Construction method of foundation |
| 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 analyse the problems |
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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
・Ability to analyze problems |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
For the construction and management of infrastructures, the engineering knowledge and techniques are necessary. Based on the knowledge on soil mechanics, students learn the theories on slope stability, earth pressure, bearing capacity and ground improvement techniques.
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| Class Schedule |
Lesson 1 Introduction
Lesson 2 Slope stability 1
Lesson 3 Slope stability 2
Lesson 4 Earth Pressure 1 (Rankin's earth pressure)
Lesson 5 Earth Pressure 2 ( Coulomb's earth pressure)
Lesson 6 Earth Pressure 3 ( Coulomb's earth pressure, Application)
Lesson 7 Excavation and earth retaining wall
Lesson 8 Midterm Exam
Lesson 9 Bearing Capacity of Foundation 1 (Theory)
Lesson 10 Bearing Capacity of Foundation 2 (Direct foundation)
Lesson 11 Bearing Capacity of Foundation 2 (Pile foundation)
Lesson 12 Ground Improvement 1 (Principle of ground improvement)
Lesson13 Ground Improvement 1 (Principle of ground improvement)
Lesson14 Ground Improvement 1 (Principle of ground improvement)
Lesson15 Geo-environment |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Textbook
Kenji Ishihara: Soil Mechanics, Maruzen Co. Ltd. (in Japanese) |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Handouts, Microsoft Teams, moodle |
| (More Details) |
Textbook, handouts, PC(PowerPoint) |
| 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 |
Reports of exercise (10%), Midterm examination (45%) and Final examination (45%) |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
This subject is provided in Japanese. The textbook and handouts are also written in Japanese. |
| 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. |