This unit covers all aspects of geomechanics at intermediate and advanced levels including consolidation theory of soils, estimation of consolidation and creep settlements for different types of soils, advanced topics on shear strength of soils under various drainage conditions, stress-paths and laboratory triaxial tests, determination of drained and undrained shear strength parameters, critical state mechanics and various failure criteria, soil and rock slope analysis, earth pressure theory and design of retaining walls. Applications to practical problems are key aspects of the learning covered.
本单元涵盖中高级水平地质力学的各个方面，包括土壤固结理论、不同类型土壤的固结和蠕变沉降估算、各种排水条件下土壤剪切强度的高级课题、应力路径和实验室三轴试验、排水和非排水剪切强度参数的确定、临界状态力学和各种破坏标准、土壤和岩石边坡分析、土压力理论和挡土墙设计。实际问题的应用是学习的主要内容。

Consolidation theory of soils, estimation of consolidation and creep settlements for different types of soils, advanced topics on shear strength of soils and rocks for various drainage conditions, stress-paths and laboratory triaxial tests, determination of drained and undrained shear strength parameters, critical state mechanics and various failure criteria, soil and rock slope analysis, earth pressure theory and design of retaining walls.
土壤固结理论、不同类型土壤的固结和蠕变沉降估算、各种排水条件下土壤和岩石抗剪强度的高级课题、应力路径和实验室三轴试验、排水和非排水抗剪强度参数的确定、临界状态力学和各种破坏标准、土壤和岩石边坡分析、土压力理论和挡土墙设计。