Prof Claudio Oggeri, a proficient in geomechanics started the week by quoting ‘In a site investigation, if you do not know what you should be looking for, you are not likely to find much of value’ stressing on the importance of planning the investigations for different underground works and covering various geological measurements.
Prof Corrado Fidelibus from Politecnico di Bari took us on an intensive
ride to introduce the basics but in a very different perspective, that of a
soil particle. The lectures focused on Terzaghi and Navier Cauchy’s work to
conceptualize hydro-mechanical aspects of soil mechanics and its relevance in
tunnelling works. His lectures also covered the concepts of natural undisturbed
state of stress in rocks and soils. Prof Jarre then quoted best of the examples
in his lectures and won us all with his charm, ending the week on a good note.
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