Adequate knowledge of modeling, assessment and management of geological resources, including groundwater, mineral and thermal resources. Ability to conduct land management studies, including the construction of tunnels and other underground infrastructures. Ability to address and solve advanced mathematical engineering problems, from problem statement to formulation development and its implementation in a computer program. In particular, the ability to formulate, plan and implement advanced analytical models and numerical calculation, project planning and management, and the ability to interpret the results in the context of mining engineering.
Specialized knowledge on Geotechnics to be able to apply advanced techniques and methodologies. The aim is to deepen the knowledge on geotechnical engineering to design and build any geotechnical structure such as the design of stable slopes and tunnels, as well as to enhance the knowledge related to ground infrastructure engineering and earthquake engineering.
Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Design and Construction of geotechnical projects, slope stability, geotechnical engineering related to infrastructures, seismic engineering.
Introduce students in the fundamentals of Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, focusing on the definition of the seismic actions.
| Dedication | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | Percent | ||
| Supervised Learning | Theory | 19.0 | 42.2% |
| Assignments | 10.0 | 22.2% | |
| Laboratory | 10.0 | 22.2% | |
| Supervised activities | 5.0 | 13.3% | |
| Self-Learning | 80.0 | ||
1.0 h Theory
Objectives of the course. Historical Introduction.Seismology, engineering seismology and Earthquake Engineering.
Definition of the parameters, terms and concepts specific to seismology and earthquake engineering.
2.0 h Theory
Near field: effects of earthquakes on structures and soil effects. Practical cases. Time domain: acceleratrion, velocity and displacement. The baseline problem. Bracketed durations and peak ground acceleration, peak ground displacement and permanent displacements. Other parameters that quantify the severity of strong seismic actions.
Knowing in practice the parameters that define the severity of an earthquake in a site.
2.0 h Theory
Fourier spectrum: amplitude and phase. Long period effects. Filtering. Baseline correction.
Understanding and analyzing the ground motion in the frequency domain. To detect and correct long period effects on the baseline.
2.0 h Theory + 4.0 h Laboratory
Response of a linear system with one degree of freedom. Acceleration, velocit and displacement responses. Equació del moviment. Resposta d'acceleració, velocitat i desplaçament. Valors máxims. aproximació de petits esmorteïments.
Knowledge of the response of a single degree of freedom linear system. To understand, at qualitative and quantitative levels, the meaning of the response spectrum as the maximum response of a single degree of freedom damped linear system.
10.0 h Assignments + 2.0 h Laboratory
Response spectra practices local response practices
2.0 h Theory
Smoothed response spectra. DEfinition of the seismic actions in seismic codes. The spanish code NCSE-02. The Eurocode EC08.
To know how the seismic action is defined in seismic codes
7.0 h Theory
Introduction. Importance of local effects. Cases. Effects of surface topography, soil and subsurface geometry: amplification. Methods for estimating the effects of soil: empirical and analytical. Analytical methods: calculation programs. Empirical methods: site reference and spectral ratios. The method of Nakamura. Case studies.
To introduce students to the assessment of the effects of seismic amplification due to the geology and / or to local topography. To introduce students to the assessment of the effects of seismic amplification due to the geology and / or local topography.
3.0 h Theory + 4.0 h Laboratory
Liquefaction (detection) Liquefaction laboratory
6.0 h Supervised activities
Solving theoretical problems.
(*) The evaluation calendar and grading rules will be approved before the start of the course.
The course assessment takes into account the following: attendance; exercises; course work, written exam.
If not done any activity planned in the period, will be considered as a zero points score.
The course consists of 45 hours of class. 25hours are devoted to lectures ,15 hours to exercises and practical problems,
Thursday from 12 to 14 and by appointment.