Soil Mechanics

Course Information

College	Anan College	Year	2024
Course Title	Soil Mechanics
Course Code	1813D01	Course Category	Specialized / Compulsory
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	School Credit: 2
Department	Course of Civil Engineering	Student Grade	3rd
Term	Year-round	Classes per Week	前期:2 後期:2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials	Soil Engineering (Akagi Tomoyuki et. al, CORONA PUBLISHING CO., LTD.)
Instructor	Yoshimura Hiroshi

Course Objectives

1. Understand the basic properties of soil and be able to calculate the physical quantities of soil.
2. Understand the mechanism of soil compaction and be able to create the compaction curve.
3. Understand the stress of the ground and be able to obtain the effective stress and the pore water pressure.
4. Understand the permeability in the ground and be able to calculate the flow rate in the ground.
5. Understand the consolidation characteristics of soil and be able to calculate the amount of ground settlement and settlement time.
6. Understand the shear strength of soil and be able to calculate the shear strength of soil.

Rubric

	Ideal Level	Standard Level	Minimum Level
Achievement 1	The basic properties of soil can be properly explained, and the physical quantities of soil can be calculated.	The basic properties of soil can be understood, and the physical quantities of soil can be calculated.	The basic properties of soil can be understood.
Achievement 2	The mechanism of soil compaction can be properly explained, and the compaction curve can be created.	The mechanism of soil compaction can be understood, and the compaction curve can be created.	The mechanism of soil compaction can be understood.
Achievement 3	The stress of the ground can be properly explained, and the effective stress and the pore water pressure can be obtained.	The stress of the ground can be understood, and the effective stress and the pore water pressure can be obtained.	The stress of the ground can be understood.
Achievement 4	The permeability in the ground can be properly explained, and the flow rate in the ground can be calculated.	The permeability in the ground can be understood, and the flow rate in the ground can be calculated.	The permeability in the ground can be understood.
Achievement 5	The consolidation characteristics of soil can be properly explained, and the amount of ground settlement and settlement time can be calculated.	The consolidation characteristics of soil can be understood, and the amount of ground settlement and settlement time can be calculated.	The consolidation characteristics of soil can be understood.
Achievement 6	The shear strength of soil can be properly explained, and the shear strength of soil can be calculated.	The shear strength of soil can be understood, and the shear strength of soil can be calculated.	The shear strength of soil can be understood.

Assigned Department Objectives

学習・教育到達度目標 D-1 （設計・システム系，情報・論理系，材料・バイオ系，力学系を含む工学の基礎となる学問分野について，自主的かつ継続的に学習できる。）

Teaching Method

Outline:

Construction work always involves working with soil. And there are many scenes of work related to soil.Therefore, it is important for the construction engineer to understand the properties of soil and make use of them in design and construction work.
The purpose of this class is to understand the engineering properties of soil through examples of its use.
In this course, instructor who have been in charge of research and development related to geotechnical engineering at construction company will use their experience to give lectures.

Style:

This class will be mainly lecture-style, but you will need to prepare a scientific calculator because you will do exercises as needed.
[60 class hours]

Notice:

The process of solving the exercises will also promote understanding, so solve the exercises repeatedly. Also, carefully observe the construction work going on around you, and compare the textbook with the real thing as much as possible.

Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning

Applicable to Remote Class

Instructor Professionally Experienced

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
1st Semester
	1st Quarter
		1st	Soil generation and the basic properties of soil	Ground generation can be explained.
		2nd	Soil generation and the basic properties of soil	Method of ground survey can be explained.
		3rd	Soil generation and the basic properties of soil	Physical quantities of soil can be calculated.
		4th	Soil generation and the basic properties of soil	Grain size and Grain size distribution can be explained.
		5th	Soil generation and the basic properties of soil	Consistency of soil can be explained.
		6th	Soil compaction characteristics	Compaction curve can be created.
		7th	Soil compaction characteristics	Compaction characteristics of soil can be understood.
		8th	Midterm examination
	2nd Quarter
		9th	Ground stress	Vertical stress and overburden pressure of the ground can be obtained.
		10th	Ground stress	Effective stress and pore water pressure can be calculated.
		11th	Water flow in the ground	Head and water flow can be explained.
		12th	Water flow in the ground	Darcy's Law can be explained.
		13th	Water flow in the ground	Permeability test can be explained.
		14th	Water flow in the ground	Flow net can be explained
		15th	Water flow in the ground	Seepage water pressurecan be calculated.
		16th	Return of the final examination
2nd Semester
	3rd Quarter
		1st	Consolidation	Concept of compaction phenomenon of saturated clay can be understood.
		2nd	Consolidation	Compressive properties of soil can be understood.
		3rd	Consolidation	Outline of one-dimensional consolidation theory can be understood.
		4th	Consolidation	Solution of one-dimensional consolidation equations can be understood.
		5th	Consolidation	Degree of consolidation can be understood.
		6th	Consolidation	Consolidation test method can be understood.
		7th	Consolidation	Consolidation settlement and consolidation time can be calculated
		8th	Midterm examination
	4th Quarter
		9th	Shear strength of soil	Outline of destruction and strength of soil can be understood.
		10th	Shear strength of soil	Method of direct shear test can be understood.
		11th	Shear strength of soil	Method of tri-axial compression test can be understood.
		12th	Shear strength of soil	Method of unconfined compression test can be understood.
		13th	Shear strength of soil	Drainage conditions for cohesive soil can be understood.
		14th	Shear strength of soil	Shear properties of sand can be understood.
		15th	Shear strength of soil	Dynamic properties of soil can be understood.
		16th	Return of the final examination

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Midterm/final exam.	Quiz	Portfolio	Presentation/attitude	Other	Total
Subtotal	70	10	20	0	0	100
Basic Proficiency	0	0	0	0	0	0
Specialized Proficiency	70	10	20	0	0	100
Cross Area Proficiency	0	0	0	0	0	0