This 15-hour course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding, at the post-graduate level, of the key aspects of saturated soil modelling using the Finite Element method. It begins by introducing the field equations that govern the interaction between soil skeleton and pore fluid under static conditions, followed by their finite element discretization and solution. The course also delves into the implementation of soil constitutive laws at the level of Gauss integration points, encompassing both common explicit and implicit numerical algorithms. The scope of the governing equations is then expanded to cover dynamic conditions, offering insights into addressing earthquake geomechanical problems. In the final session, the course explores relevant challenges in practical applications, including considerations such as 2D versus 3D schematization, initial and boundary conditions, staged construction, and soil-structure problems, illustrated with practical examples.
April 7, 2025 – 10:00am-1:00pm, April 8, 2025 – 3:00pm-6:00pm, April 9, 2025 – 10:00am-1:00pm, 3:00pm-6:00pm, April 10, 2025 – 3:00pm-6:00pm
The course will take place only in presence at the Aula Caveau - DISG, Faculty of Engineering, via Eudossiana 18, Rome.
For all courses supplied by the PhD Program of the DISG, credits are not provided: a certificate of attendance will be produced upon request (only after a check of the effective presence).