Year No. Offer Mode Description Cred. Pts 96 E1014 S12 X GEOMECHANICS 1.00
Civil Engineering Associates in all areas of employment (eg drafting, materials testing, construction etc) need to have a basic understanding of the properties of soils from an engineering viewpoint. They need to know some standard soil sampling and testing procedures and the basic design methods for soil structures and soil supported structures.
In this unit the student will be introduced to soil as an engineering material and to the various tests and classification procedures. Studies will also be made of such structures as Retaining Walls, Embankments, Shallow Footings and Piles.
The objective of this unit is to give students competence in the basic theory of the mechanics of soils, and its application to some practical problems in geomechanics.
Description Weighting(%)
- Introduction and properties of soils 15.00
- Consolidation 10.00
- Shear strength 15.00
- Compaction 5.00
- Soil exploration 5.00
- Retaining walls 15.00
- Stability of slopes 10.00
- Shallow foundations 10.00
- Deep foundations 10.00
- Settlement of structures 5.00
Whitlow R, "Basic Soil Mechanics", 2nd Edition, Longman Scientific
and Technical
Craig R G, "Soil Mechanics", Van Nostrand, Reinhold.
AS1289 Methods of Testing Soils.
AS1726 Site Investigations Code.
Smith G N, "Elements of Soil Mechanics", Granada.
ACTIVITY HOURS Tutorials/Workshops 3 Residential School 8 Directed Study 44 Private Study 107 Examinations 4 Assessments 9
No *F/S Marks Due Description Wtg(%) LBL 1 S 27/05/96 CONSOLIDATION ASSIGNMENT 10.00 Y 2 S END S1 2 HR OPEN BOOK EXAM 30.00 N 3 S 09/09/96 EARTH PRESS OR SLOPE STAB ASSIGN 10.00 Y 4 S 11/10/96 PRACTICAL REPORT 20.00 Y 5 S END S2 2 HOUR OPEN BOOK EXAM 30.00 N
1 Residential school attendance is compulsory unless an exemption
has been granted by the examiner.
2 Because it is normal practice to release model answers promptly
after the due date, the penalty for late submission of any
assessment is normally the loss of all marks for the assessment.
3 In order to successfully complete the unit, students must
normally obtain, in aggregate, 50% of the total marks awarded.
4 It is the policy of the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying NOT
to accept submission of assignments by facsimile or email.
Students in remote locations who do not have regular access to
postal services may be given special consideration.