The aim of the course is to provide the basic elements of soil mechanics and use them to recognise and manage some typical geotechnical problems of large areas, focusing in particular on the stability of natural and artificial slopes.

Teaching material will consist in course notes, slides and videos.

Suggested books:
R. Lancellotta (2009). Geotechnical engineering, Taylor & Francis, London

ATKINSON, John. The mechanics of soils and foundations. CRC press, 2017.

Duncan, J. M., Wright, S. G., & Brandon, T. L. (2014). Soil strength and slope stability. John Wiley & Sons.

Barnes, G. (2017). Soil mechanics. Bloomsbury Publishing.

Wood, D. M. (2009). Soil mechanics: a one-dimensional introduction. Cambridge University Press.

Ishihara, K. (1988). Soil mechanics.

Raj, P. P. (2007). Soil mechanics & foundation engineering. Pearson Education India.

Verruijt, A. (2017). An introduction to soil mechanics (Vol. 30). Springer.

Final exam:
The exam will consist in an oral exam with the discussion of the assignments introduced during the course. The presentation of the assignments is mandatory and represents a prerequisite for the success of the exam.