After successful completion of the course, students are able to:

• distinguish between different soil types,
• determine soil properties,
• perform simple practical calculations,
• solve different foundation and earth-static related problems,
• perform settlement and earth pressure calculations,
• select suitable soil improvement and excavation pit retaining structures.

The exercise Ground Engineering and Soil Mechanics consists of the following units:

• introduction,
• soil characteristics and soil classification,
• hydraulic properties of soils,
• deformation properties of soils,
• soil strength characteristics,
• earth pressure,
• stresses and deformations of the underground,
• soil improvement,
• shallow and deep foundations,
• embankments and cuts,
• deep excavations and related retaining structures,
• ground water lowering.

The exercise Ground Engineering and Soil Mechanics is a computational exercise accompanying the lecture. Selected cases of ground engineering and soil mechanics problems are calculated and discussed every week during the exercise. The knowledge of the lecture content is required and is absolutely necessary for a successful completion of the exercise.

The course will be held in distance learning format (TISS, TUWEL) in the summer semester 2021.

Mode in summer semester 2021:

Tests will be held in the form of TUWEL tests. Please consider the notes of the introductory lecture on March 11^th, 2021 for further information. The exercise notes will be provided via TISS. The home work programmes are to be submitted using the TUWEL course.

In the event that tests in presence are permitted by the federal government and the TU Vienna, a change to presence mode can be made for the substitute test at the beginning of October.

• two colloquia and a substitute colloquium (52%)
• 4 homeworks (48%)

Lecture notes are available.