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 (Year: 2, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Scientific-professional
Scientific or art field	Konstrukcije u građevinarstvu Geotechnics
ECTS	8

Enabling students to acquire professional knowledge and application in practice.

Acquired knowledge is used in the courses Foundation and Geotechnics.

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.

Lectures and auditory practice.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language

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