5 ECTS credits
130 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4023634ENR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen
Department
Mechanics of Materials and Constructions
External partners
Université libre de Bruxelles
Educational team
Pierre Gerard (course titular)
Bertrand Francois
Activities and contact hours
24 contact hours Lecture
36 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
Course Content

The valid fiche can be found at the following link (ULB): CNST - H517. 

The objective of this course is to give the first notions about non-linear constitutive model dedicated to the mechanical behaviour of geomaterials.

I : INTRODUCTION

  ° Constitutive modelling in geomechanics

  ° Geomaterials and historical overview of geomechanics

  ° Stress state in geomaterials

  ° Conventional experimental tests

II : MECHANICAL CONSTITUTIVE MODELING OF GEOMATERIALS

  ° General overview of constitutive laws

  ° Elasticity

  ° Elasto-plasticity

  ° Elastic – perfectly plastic models

  ° Critical state and hardening models

  ° Behaviour of unsaturated soils

III: ADVANCED GEOMECHANICS

  ° Non-conventional testing

  ° Effects of environmental variables on soil behaviour

  ° Modeling of geomechanical problems

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : The course material consists in Powerpoint delivered by the teacher, Canvas
Additional info

The valid fiche can be found at the following link (ULB): CNST - H517. 

Learning Outcomes

General competence

The Master of Science in Engineering has in-depth knowledge and understanding of exact sciences with the specificity of their application to engineering

The Master of Science in Engineering has in-depth knowledge and understanding of integrated structural design methods in the framework of a global design strategy.

The Master of Science in Engineering can correctly report on research or design results in the form of a technical report or in the form of a scientific paper

The Master of Science in Engineering can present and defend results in a scientifically sound way, using contemporary communication tools, for a national as well as for an international professional or lay audience.

The Master of Science in Civil Engineering – Option Construction and Geomaterials can integrate the behaviour of geomaterial as a construction or a geological material in complex civil engineering problems.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: The valid fiche can be found at the following link (ULB): CNST - H517: https://www.ulb.be/en/programme/2021-cnst-h517

Additional info regarding evaluation

The valid fiche can be found at the following link (ULB): CNST - H517. 

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Civil Engineering: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Civil Engineering: Standaard traject (BRUFACE)