| Soil Mechanics | |
| LECTURERS: | Prof. Martin Stolz |
| SCOPE: | The principles of soil mechanics, bearing capacity and deformation of soils, stability of slopes |
| HELD AT: | BE/B'dorf |
| CATEGORY: | Methods |
| ECTS Credits: | 3 |
| PREREQUISITES: | |
| REQUISITES: | |
| FORMAT: | 5 day block course; lecture with examples and project work |
| FREQUENCY: | biennially in spring semester, held in odd years |
| CONTENTS: | Shear strength, stresses and deformation in soils, stability of slopes, foundations, hydraulic failure and uplift |
| ASSESSMENT: | Project work or field report |
(prer): Courses with prerequisites.