Résumé de section

  • The general objective of the Soil Mechanics I course is to provide students with the theoretical and experimental foundations necessary to understand the physical, hydraulic, and mechanical behavior of soils as engineering materials.

    This course aims to enable students to:

    • Understand the formation, nature, and composition of soils;

    • Master the principles of soil identification and classification according to standardized systems;

    • Analyze the fundamental phase relationships (solid, liquid, air) and state parameters (water content, void ratio, degree of saturation, unit weight);

    • Study soil permeability and seepage phenomena;

    • Understand the concepts of total stress, effective stress, and pore water pressure;

    • Grasp the basic principles of consolidation and settlement;

    • Interpret the results of common laboratory tests (Atterberg limits, grain size analysis, Proctor compaction test, permeability tests, etc.).

    By the end of this course, students will be able to analyze soil behavior under different loading conditions and establish the necessary foundation for the study of foundations, retaining structures, and earthworks in advanced geotechnical engineering courses.