MABY5420 Geotechnical Site Investigation and Laboratory Testing Emneplan

This course provides the fundamentals of geotechnical soil characterization by introducing a wide range of in-situ field investigation techniques and laboratory experiments. Students will be familiar with field and laboratory testing: from auger sampling to CPT, and from basic index tests to the most advanced stress path apparatuses, together with the interpretation of the data obtained. The knowledge of soil behavior will be reinforced, allowing students to understand practical problems when deriving geotechnical parameters. The compilation and integration of field and laboratory data into a geotechnical ground model will be discussed.

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After completing this course, the student will gain the following knowledge, skills, and general competence:

Knowledge

Students have in-depth knowledge of:

• Desk study resources, understanding your site and the conditions
• Onshore and offshore site investigation techniques related to drilling, in-situ sampling, and testing,
• Geotechnical index and advanced laboratory tests,
• Experimental data assessment and interpretation.

Skills

Students can:

• distinguish different drilling, sampling, and field techniques to be used to obtain high-quality samples, and to derive geotechnical parameters in the field,
• select adequate laboratory tests for a range of geotechnical design problems and know how to interpret geotechnical laboratory test results.

General competence

Students:

• are familiar with drilling, sampling, and testing field techniques, and can decide which technique to use in the field depending on the specific soil conditions,
• can understand the basic principles of geotechnical testing apparatuses and can conduct index and advanced tests.
• can interpret geotechnical test results and critically identify the advantages, and disadvantages of different testing techniques,
• can translate geotechnical test results into a ground model.

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All types of materials and equipment are allowed for the written project report. Project report counts will be considered as a written exam and shall be done in groups.

None for the oral exam.

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Shaoli Yang