Earth Retaining Structures

Code:

EC5176

Acronym:

ESTER

Instance: 2006/2007 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Geotechnics Division
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LEC	8	Plano de estudos de transição para 2006/07	5	6	6	-
MIEC	14	Plano de estudos de transição para 2006/07	5	-	6	-

Teaching language

English

Objectives

Teaching of the theories and methods that base the conception, the project, the construction and the comment of the structures of land support.

Program

General criteria of project, global and partial states limits, coefficients, Eurocode 7. Walls of gravity support. Flexible structures of support. Effect of arc in ground. Autoportantes curtains (cantilever). Curtains endowed with a structural support next to the top. Wall-wharf with plate anchorage. Curtains associated to some levels of shorings. Curtains associated to some daily pay-strengthenn levels of anchorage dues. Constructive conception and aspects.
Curtains of prop-plates, molded walls and "Berlin type".
Instability of the deep one of hydraulical origin.
Instability of the deep one in hollowings in soft argillaceous ground. Constructive solutions.
Stability of curtains anchored under vertical shares.
Global stability.
Anchorage dues daily pay-strengthenn.
Movements associated the supported hollowings.
Comment.
Flexible structures of support under seismic shares.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical lessons with exposition of the theories and methods with frequent reference the workmanship cases. Theoretician-practical lessons with the development and resolution of works of sizing of some types of support structures. Visits to workmanships.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Observations

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Estimated working time out of classes: 4 hours