| Academic Year |
2026Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Engineering |
| Lecture Code |
K8171140 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
土質力学演習 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
ドシツリキガクエンシュウ |
Subject Name in
English |
Exercise of Soil Mechanics |
| Instructor |
KIDO RYUNOSUKE |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
キド リュウノスケ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
2nd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(4T) Tues5-6,Fri5-6：ENG 107 |
| Lesson Style |
Seminar |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
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| Credits |
1.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
B
:
Japanese／English |
| 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, SDG_11 |
| 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 analyze 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 by this exercise of soil mechanics and the lecture of "soil mechanics". |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1 Overview of geotechnical phenomena and engineering problems related to soils; Basic physical properties of soils
lesson2 Soil classification, physical properties, and compaction characteristics
lesson3 Pore water pressure and the principle of effective stress
lesson4 One-dimensional seepage in soils
lesson5 Multi-dimensional seepage and piping failure in soils
lesson6 Consolidation settlement and calculation of settlement
lesson7 Comprehensive review of Lectures 1–6
lesson8 Midterm examination
lesson9 Prediction of consolidation settlement using the consolidation equation
lesson10 Shear and failure of soils; multi-dimensional stress states
lesson11 Failure criteria of soils
lesson12 Types of shear tests and deformation characteristics of soils
lesson13 Triaxial compression tests under various conditions
lesson14 Comprehensive review of Lectures 9–13
lesson15 Final examination
Assignments will be given after each tec. |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Kenji Ishihara: Soil Mechanics, Maruzen Co. Ltd. (in Japanese) |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Handouts, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Stream, moodle |
| (More Details) |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Post-class Report |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Previous lessons should be reviewed before the next lesson. |
| Requirements |
Please note that the class schedule is different on Tuesdays and Fridays. |
| Grading Method |
Performing and submitting exercises presented during the lecture (100 points)
A score of 60 or higher is considered passing and credit will be granted. |
| 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. |