Integrated Project in Geotechnical Engineering

As part of the course the students consider, as a starting point, the geotechnical aspects that affect the development of civil engineering projects. The variety of geological formations in the area of the project is initially recognized. The study of geotechnical investigations performed on the site of proposed structures/earthworks to obtain information on the physical properties of soil and rock around the site and to determine the parameters that govern their engineering behaviour when acting as foundation materials, follows. Laboratory and in situ testing measurements are taken into consideration to determine soil properties. Finally, the foundation design principles are applied using a design-oriented approach addressing soil models, numerical calculations, strategic analysis and design. Soil structures, such as retaining walls, slopes, embankments in the area of the project are also analyzed and designed.