2023_24
Educational guide 
Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura
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english 
Bachelor's Degree in Architecture (2010)
 Subjects
  STRUCTURES IV
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
1. Soil formations Definition of the soil and main elements that make it up
Classification of rocks.
Soil formation and sedimentation types.
Effects of water
2. Soil Caracteristics Size and shape of particles.
Granular floor structure.
Structure of fine floors.
Clays and their minerals.
Granumétrico analysis and types of classifications.
Granulometric curves.
Classification according to Casagrande.
Unified system.
3. Fisic caractristics Weight, volume and passivity parameter.
Definition of different densities.
Relative capacities and densities.
State of tension.
4. Soil mecanic caractristics Introduction to the Möhor circle.
Curve intrinsic resistance.
Direct cut test.
Simple compression test.
Triaxial assay
5. Plastic balance Distribution of tennis at one point.
Circle of breakage, straight of intrinsic resistance.
Coulomb equation.
Breaking plans.
6. Calculation of a wall Rankine plastic balance.
Rankine's stress theory
Coulomb's stress theory
Friction between ground and wall ...
7. Reatining wall Walls working by gravity.
Walls working flexion.
Walls with buttresses.
Action of water
Total stability of the set.
Calculation of the wall.
8. Shallow fundations Collapse burden.
Cohesive land.
Terzaghi expression.
Expression by Brinch Hansen.
Foundation in slope.
Percial breakdown
9. Fondations dessign Types of foundations
Distribution of contact tensions.
Centering beams
Rigid and flexible shoe calculation and comparison.
Soil flooded
Stratified floor
10. Brace in fonadations Variation in the distribution of tensions.
Wölfer method.
Simplified method
11. Type of fondations Deep foundations
Piles
Dyaphragm walls
Different loads