 | Study programme 2018-2019 | Français | |
 | Mechanical Behaviour of Geomaterials | ||
Activité d'apprentissage à la Faculty of Engineering |
| Code | Lecturer(s) | Associate Lecturer(s) | Subsitute Lecturer(s) et other(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-GMIN-001 |
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| Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Français | Français | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q1 |
Content of Learning Activity
describing the rock as a porous medium composed of a solid skeleton and fluids; defining stress and strain concepts; building constitutive laws; presentation of different constitutive laws for rocks: linear elasticity, visco-elasticity, poro-elasticity, failure and plasticity; laboratory tests principles; extension of lab measured characteristics to rock masses by their description, in situ tests and determination of quality indexes of rock masses.
Required Reading
Note de cours - Comportement mécanique des géomatériaux - notes de cours - Prof. Jean-Pierre Tshibangu K.
Required Learning Resources/Tools
Not applicable
Recommended Reading
Notes d'exercices - Comportement mécanique des géomatériaux - exercices - Dr Ir Fanny Descamps
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
Not applicable
Other Recommended Reading
Lemaître J., Chaboche J.L: « Mécanique des matériaux solides », Dunod, 1985.
Jaeger J.C., Cook N.G.W. : « Fundamentals of Rock Mechanics », Chapman and Hall, 1979.
Vutukuri V.S., Lama R.D. : « Handbook on Mechanical properties of rocks », 2 tomes, Trans Tech Publications, 1978.
Coussy O. : « Mécanique des milieux poreux », Technip, Paris 1991.
Mode of delivery
- Face to face
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
- Cours magistraux
- Conférences
- Exercices dirigés
- Utilisation de logiciels
- Démonstrations
Evaluations
The assessment methods of the Learning Activity (AA) are specified in the course description of the corresponding Educational Component (UE)