Soil mechanics has been fundamentally shaped by two limiting assumptions regarding pore water response: fully drained and fully undrained conditions. These assumptions underpin most experimental studies, inform the development and calibration of constitutive models, and dominate geotechnical analysis and design. However, they represent idealised extremes. In many practical scenarios, soil response is governed by partial drainage, a regime not reliably accounted for in current modelling and design.
This lecture series explores the limitations of the drained–undrained dichotomy and introduces novel insight on soil behaviour under partial drainage. The lectures will examine both the fundamental mechanics and the practical implications of drainage effects, with a focus on two applications: seismic liquefaction and the response of large-diameter offshore wind turbine monopiles. The series will cover core concepts and prevailing design approaches, introduce relevant advanced constitutive models, present novel experimental evidence both at element and system scale, assess implications for model formulation and calibration, and highlight recent findings on the impact of partial drainage for liquefaction triggering and for monopile response.
1-3 luglio 2025 ore 10:30-12:30
Il corso si terrà in modalità mista: in presenza presso l'Aula Caveou del DISG Facoltà di Ingegneria, Via Eudossiana 18, Roma, e online tramite l'applicazione Zoom.
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