Soil Mechanics I
| Title | Εδαφομηχανική Ι (Κορμού) / Soil Mechanics I |
| Code | ΤΕ5300 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Civil Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600022005 |
Programme of Study: PPS TPM - EISAKTEOI APO 2022 KAI EXĪS
Registered students: 244
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 5 | 3 | 5.5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Weekly Hours | 5 |
| Total Hours | 65 |
| Class ID | 600284531
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600284531
- eLearning (Moodle):
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course the students should be able to:
• Understand the multiphase nature of soil, its physical properties and its classification principles,
• Understand the principle of effective stress, derive geostatic stresses, as well as stresses and strains within soil mass due to external loads,
• Estimate pore water pressure, permeability, flow rates and seepage forces during seepage,
• Understand the theory of one dimensional consolidation of soil and estimate its time-dependent pore water pressure, effective stress and deformation during consolidation,
• Estimate the compressibility parameters of soil, as well as the immediate and consolidation settlements of structures in coarse and fine soils,
• Understand the basic aspects of theory of soil strength under undrained and fully drained conditions and the risk of soil failure,
• Select the appropriate strength parameters to be used in the design
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Design and manage projects
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Soil composition, soil phases and and soil classification. Stresses and deformations in soil. Effective stress concept. Stresses due to external loads. Seepage. Consolidation. Settlement. Shear strength of soils. Ground investigation.
Keywords
SOIL MECHANICS, SOIL, WATER, EFFECTIVE STRESS, CONSOLIDATION, SETLLEMENT, SHEAR STRENGTH, GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Project / Laboratory
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 65 | 2.3 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Laboratory Work | 12 | 0.4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 40 | 1.4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Project | 32 | 1.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 5 | 0.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 154 | 5.5 |
Student Assessment
Description
Final Written exams: 60%-85%,
1 Mid-term Written Exam (optional): 20%,
Project (mandatory): 15%
Graded laboratory report(optional): up to 1 (out of 10) additionally to the above
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
- Σημειώσεις του μαθήματος (elearning.auth.gr).
- Barnes G. (2014), ΕΔΑΦΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗ-Αρχές & Εφαρμογές, Εκδόσεις Κλειδάριθμος, 3η αγγλική έκδοση (μεταφρασμένη στην ελληνική), ISBN:978-960-461-578-0, ΕΥΔΟΞΟΣ:33153307
- Budhu M. (2020), ΕΔΑΦΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗ & ΘΕΜΕΛΙΩΣΕΙΣ, Εκδόσεις Γκότση, 1η έκδοση (μεταφρασμένη στην ελληνική), ISBN: 978-960-9427-90-6, ΕΥΔΟΞΟΣ:
94701757
Additional bibliography for study
- Knappett J.A. and Craig R.F. (2020), Craig’s Soil Mechanics, Spon Press
- Lambe T. W. and Whitman R.V. (1979), Soil Mechanics, John Wiley & Sons
- Holtz R. D. and Kovacs W.D. (1981), An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, Prentice Hall
- Τσότσος Στ. (1991), Εδαφομηχανική: Θεωρία-Μέθοδοι-Εφαρμογές, Εκδόσεις Β. Βερβερίδης & Π. Πολυχρονίδης
Last Update
15-10-2025
