Programs and courses

Course specification

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CIV3403 Geotechnical Engineering

Units :	1
Faculty or Section :	Faculty of Engineering & Surveying
School or Department :	Agricultural, Civil, Environmental Engineering
Version produced :	8 March 2013

Requisites

Pre-requisite: CIV2401 or CIV2403 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or GDET or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS

Synopsis

Geotechnical Engineering is concerned with the stability analyses of soil structures. Topics covered include soil shear strength, slope stability analysis, retaining wall analysis, shallow foundations, landfill liners and subsoil exploration.

Course offers

Semester	Mode	Campus
Semester 2, 2011	External
Semester 2, 2011	On-campus	Toowoomba