C&ENVENG 2069 - Geotechnical Engineering IIA
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| Course Code | C&ENVENG 2069 |
| Course | Geotechnical Engineering IIA |
| Coordinating Unit |
School of Civil, Environmental & Mining Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, |
| Term | Semester 2 2013 |
| Mode | Internal |
| Level | Undergraduate |
| Location/s | North Terrace |
| Units | 3 |
| Contact | Up to 4 hours per week |
| Prerequisites | Not applicable |
| Corequisites | Not applicable |
| Incompatible | C&ENVENG 2006 |
| Assumed Knowledge | C&ENVENG 1010, MATHS 1011 & MATHS 1012 |
| Restrictions | Not applicable |
| Quota | Not applicable |
| Course Description | The course provides an understanding of: the nature of soils and their variability; and the state and behaviour of a soil. Topics include: The Origin and Composition of Soils: introduction to geotechnical engineering, processes that form soils, clay mineralogy; phase relationships, Atterberg limits and soil classification: soil state definitions, phase relationships, grain size analyses, Atterberg limits, soil classification and description; vertical stress in soils: soil suction, total vertical stress, pore water pressure, effective vertical stress; flow of water through soils: water flow, permeability, 2D seepage and measurement; consolidation: introduction to consolidation theory, oedometer test, overconsolidation ratio, consolidation settlement, time rate effects, sand drains; strength of soils: shear strength of sands and clays, Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion, direct shear test, triaxial test, stress paths, Skempton's pore pressure parameters; soil improvement: compaction - concepts, measurement and field techniques, overview of other soil improvement techniques; stability of slopes: landslides, Taylor's charts, Bishop's method of slices |
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