Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Soil Mechanics (17.GG24)

Native organizations units: Department of Civil Engineering

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Civil Engineering (Godina: 2, Summer)

General information:

Category	Scientific-professional
Scientific or art field	Geotechnics
Interdisciplinary	No
ECTS	8

Educational goal:

Enabling students to acquire professional knowledge and application in practice.

Educational outcome:

Acquired knowledge is used in the courses Foundation and Geotechnics.

Course content:

Classification and identification of earthy materials. Ground water. Shear strength theory. Compressibility of soil. Compaction of soil. Laboratory and field tests. Lateral earth pressure and massive supporting structures. Limit and allowed bearing capacity of shallow foundations. Limit and allowed bearing capacity of piles. Stress-strain analysis in soil mechanics. Settlement of shallow foundations. Theory of consolidation. Stability of slopes and calculation methods.

Teaching methods:

Lectures and auditory practice.

Literature:

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Milović, D.	Mehanika tla	1987	Fakultet tehničkih nauka, Novi Sad	Serbian language
Milović, D., Đogo, M.	Greške u fundiranju	2005	Fakultet tehničkih nauka, Novi Sad	Serbian language
Maksimović, M.	Mehanika tla	2008	AGM knjiga, Beograd	Serbian language
Makimović M., Santrač P	Zbirka zadataka iz osnova Mehanike tla	2010	AGM knjiga	Serbian language

Knowledge evaluation:

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Lecture attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Oral part of the exam	No	Yes	30.00
Graphic paper	Yes	Yes	20.00
Practical part of the exam - tasks	No	Yes	40.00