Course Description
An introduction to the theory and application of fundamental
mechanics, such as elasticity, plasticity, and viscoelasticity,
to soil mechanics problems.
Athena Title
Geomechanics
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in CVLE 8420E
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered every odd-numbered year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Course is designed to introduce theory and application of fundamental mechanics, such as elasticity, plasticity, and viscoelasticity, to soil mechanics problems.
- On completion of this course, the student should be able to solve stress problem of geo materials using elastic, plastic, and viscoelastic theory.
- On completion of this course, the student should be able to apply constitutive modeling to the behavior of geo materials.
Topical Outline
- Representative Volume Element and Constitutive Behavior of Geomaterials
- Theory of Elasticity
- Theory of Plasticity
- Theory of Viscoelasticity
