Course

CIVIL-203: Soil mechanics and flow through porous media

Summary

The course introduces students to the fundamentals of the mechanics of soils and fluid-infiltrated porous media. The first part is devoted to the constitutive behavior of soils in dry conditions, while the second part accounts for the presence of pore water.

Lectures

Instructor

Konstantinos Karapiperis

Kostas Karapiperis is an Assistant Professor at EPFL directing the Data-Driven Mechanics Laboratory (LMD). His research lies at the intersection of mechanics, multiscale modeling, and data science, with applications ranging from geomaterials to structural materials. Prior to EPFL, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering of ETH Zürich, supported by a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship. He holds a PhD in Applied Mechanics and a Minor in Applie

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Summary

Lectures

Instructor

Konstantinos Karapiperis

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/soil-mechanics-and-flow-through-porous-media-CIVIL-203

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/CIVIL-203

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Lectures in this course (31)

Soil Characteristics and Classification

Covers the characteristics and classification of soils in various environments and discusses different types of soil formations.

Permeability in Heterogeneous Media

Explores permeability in heterogeneous media and its impact on flow characteristics.

Numerical Groundwater Flow Resolution

Explains the numerical resolution of groundwater flows using finite differences and demonstrates the method with Excel.

Numerical Groundwater Flow Resolution: Finite Elements

Covers the numerical resolution of groundwater flows using finite elements and emphasizes the importance of spatial and temporal discretization.

Hydraulic Testing in Soil Mechanics: Dupuit Theory

Explores hydraulic testing in soil mechanics, focusing on Dupuit theory and its practical implications in groundwater hydraulics.

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