Geotechnical.Passion

Rodrigo Salgado - 964 pages - Language: English - Publisher: CRC Press; 2nd Edition (June, 2022). 

The Engineering of Foundations, Slopes and Retaining Structures rigorously covers the construction, analysis, and design of shallow and deep foundations, as well as retaining structures and slopes. It includes complete coverage of soil mechanics and site investigations.

This new edition is a well-designed balance of theory and practice, emphasizing conceptual understanding and design applications. It contains illustrations, applications, and hands-on examples that continue across chapters. Soil mechanics is examined with full explanation of drained versus undrained loading, friction and dilatancy as sources of shear strength, phase transformation, development of peak effective stress ratios, and critical-state and residual shear strength. The design and execution of site investigations is evaluated with complete discussion of the CPT and SPT. Additional topics include the construction, settlement and bearing capacity of shallow foundations, as well as the installation, ultimate resistance and settlement of deep foundations. Both traditional knowledge and methods and approaches based on recent progress are available. Analysis and design of retaining structures and slopes, such as the use of slope stability software stability calculations, is included.

The book is ideal for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students and practicing engineers and researchers.

Teacher: Tod Vachev - Language: English - Duration: 9 hours and 55 minutes - Number of Videos: 100.

What you will learn in the course:  Variables: Everything you need to know about variables in MATLAB, their types or lack of types, conversion between different types, naming conventions, semicolon operator and more.

Basic computational operations in MATLAB: The most important thing in this part of the course are the brackets and the order of operations. Many beginners get confused when dealing with complex expressions and you will become a master.

Vectors: Immediately after that, starting with vectors, we move on to deeper topics. You will learn how to think vectorially and perform a variety of operations on and with vectors. Connecting vectors, extracting or selecting subvectors, and more.

Matrices: Matrices are the next section, but you don’t need any pills because I cover everything for you. You will learn everything you need to work with matrices in MATLAB, and in this section you will learn a trick that will help you optimize your code and make it run up to 100 times faster.

Data Visualization: Because, well, what’s the point of working with data if you can’t understand it or share it with others, so data visualization is key in any field of work.

And finally we get to real MATLAB programming using conditional statements, loops, and functions to control code flow, write less code, and make your code modular.

C. Venkatramaiah - 946 pages - Language: English - Publisher: New Age International; 3rd Edition (December, 2006). 

This comprehensive treatment of geotechnical engineering utilizes the S.I. System of Units to discuss and analyze soil mechanics and foundation engineering. 

Teacher: Mostafa Ismail - Language: English - Duration: 3 hours - Number of Videos: 7.

In this comprehensive course tailored specifically for beginners, students will embark on an empowering journey into the world of geotechnical engineering software, focusing on the renowned PLAXIS 2D. Throughout this transformative learning experience, participants will acquire the fundamental knowledge and practical skills necessary to confidently navigate the complexities of PLAXIS 2D and embark on successful numerical modeling.

The course begins with a solid foundation, ensuring students grasp the essential concepts of building a numerical model. They will become familiar with the essential skills, setting the stage for a deeper understanding of PLAXIS 2D functionalities. Students will dive into the software, exploring its intuitive user interface and gaining proficiency in model creation and manipulation. Through hands-on exercises, they will learn to efficiently generate meshes, analyze soil-structure interaction, and interpret modeling results and outputs. From foundational concepts such as boundary conditions and soil material models to advanced topics like slope stability assessments and dep excavations, participants will gain a holistic understanding of PLAXIS 2D's capabilities. Moreover, the course will empower students to solve real-world geotechnical challenges. They will learn to simulate ground settlement, evaluate the stability of retaining walls, and analyze the behavior of soil-structure systems. Through comprehensive tutorials and practical examples, students will develop a problem-solving mindset and learn to make informed engineering decisions using PLAXIS 2D.

By the end of this empowering course, beginners will have gained a solid command of PLAXIS 2D, enabling them to embark on geotechnical projects with confidence. Armed with a deep understanding of modeling principles and hands-on experience with the software, students will be prepared to tackle complex geotechnical challenges, optimize designs, and contribute to the field of numerical modeling with excellence and proficiency. With this newfound expertise, students will be well-equipped to take their first steps toward a successful geotechnical engineering career, focusing on numerical analysis.

Braja M. Das - 734 pages - Language: English - Publisher: CRC Press; 5th Edition (December, 2020). 

Now in its fifth edition, this classic textbook continues to offer a well-tailored resource for beginning graduate students in geotechnical engineering. Further developing the basic concepts from undergraduate study, it provides a solid foundation for advanced study. This new edition addresses a variety of recent advances in the field and each section is updated. Braja Das particularly expands the content on consolidation, shear strength of soils, and both elastic and consolidation settlements of shallow foundations to accommodate modern developments.

New material includes: Recently published correlations of maximum dry density and optimum moisture content of compaction + Recent methods for determination of preconsolidation pressure + A new correlation for recompression index + Different approaches to estimating the degree of consolidation + A discussion on the relevance of laboratory strength tests to field conditions + Several new example problems.

This text can be followed by advanced courses dedicated to topics such as mechanical and chemical stabilization of soils, geo-environmental engineering, critical state soil mechanics, geosynthetics, rock mechanics, and earthquake engineering. It can also be used as a reference by practical consultants.