Brief Description
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The Introduction to Critical State Soil Mechanics short course provides you with a comprehensive look at critical state soil mechanics and its application in geotechnical engineering. The course covers important aspects such as stress invariants and stress paths, while exploring the concept and application of a state boundary surface to describe the behaviour of normal and overconsolidated soil. You will also be introduced to topics on the critical state line, Roscoe surface, Hvorslev surface, drained and undrained planes and the elastic wall providing you with a practical framework for finite element analysis in the development of plasticity models for soils.
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Learning Outcomes
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After successfully completing this course, you should
have a thorough understanding of
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Course Content
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Entry Requirements
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Prospective delegates should ideally hold a degree in civil engineering or engineering geology. An undergraduate knowledge of soil mechanics is required.
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Course Number: |
P005769 |
Catalogue and Category: |
Engineering and Technology Management |
Who Should attend: |
This course is required if you are a postgraduate student studying towards your Honours Degree in Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Pretoria. In addition, the course is aimed at civil engineering and engineering geology graduates who have completed undergraduate courses in soil mechanics, as well as senior engineers interested in improving their knowledge of Theoretical Soil Mechanics. |
Delivery Mode: |
Contact Sessions |
Contact Days: |
3 |