Modelling of Coupled Problems in Geotechnical Engineering (250MEG015) – Course 2025/26 PDF
Contents
* Properties of liquid water. Density, compressibility, viscosity and surface tension * Properties of water vapor and gaseous phase (humid air). Density, compressibility and viscosity. Dissolved air, Henry's law. * Influence of temperature, pressure and presence of solutes in the properties of water and gas. * Influence of capillary pressure or suction on vapor concentration. Psychrometric law. Effect of solutes. Capillary suction and osmotic suction. * Internal energy and enthalpy. First principle of thermodynamics. * Boiling. Vapor pressure. Diagram of phases of water. * General equation of balance in continuous medium. * Fundamentals. Basic laws and THM balance equations Mechanical constitutive laws I. Behaviour of unsaturated soils General structure of Code_Bright and capabilities Code_Bright and GiD installation and guidance. GiD interface basics Mechanical constitutive laws II. Behaviour of expansive soils, hard soils and soft rocks Boundary conditions. Constant flow, constant pressure. Excavation-construction. Atmospheric
Dedication
18h Large group + 25h 12m Self StudyTutorials: Linear problems (foundation, heat flow, drainage around a trench, gas flow and injection, conservative contaminant migration) Mock-up tutorial example. Pre and post-processing (GiD) Tutorials: Advanced problems (DAM, mock-up test, Sequential Excavation Method -SEM-, shear hydraulic test, consolidation joint element, CO2 injection, BExM, atmospheric)
Dedication
1h Medium group + 6h Laboratory classes + 9h 48m Self StudyApplications I. Dam construction and long-term response Applications II. Soil-vegetation atmosphere interactions Applications III. Analyses of expansive clay sealing systems in deep geological disposal of radioactive waste Applications IV. Sequential excavation in unsaturated soils Troubleshooting proposed by teachers or students
Dedication
8h Medium group + 6h Laboratory classes + 19h 36m Self Study