E1014 GEOMECHANICS

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
97	E1014 	S12 	X 	GEOMECHANICS              	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Rationale
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

RATIONALE:

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.

SYNOPSIS:

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 Foundations and Piles.

OBJECTIVES:

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.

TOPICS:

 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

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Whitlow R, "Basic Soil Mechanics", 3rd Edition, Longman Scientific
and Technical, 1996.

Craig R G, "Soil Mechanics", 5th Edition, Van Nostrand, Reinhold,
1992.

AS1289 Methods of Testing Soils.

AS1726 Site Investigations Code.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Tutorials/Workshops                           	3
Residential School                            	8
Directed Study                                	44
Private Study                                 	107
Examinations                                  	4
Assessments                                   	9

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL
1   S              26/05/97  CONSOLIDATION ASSIGNMENT                  10.00     Y
2   S              END S1    2 HR OPEN BOOK EXAM                       30.00     N
3   S              08/09/97  EARTH PRESS OR SLOPE STAB ASSIGN          10.00     Y
4   S              10/10/97  PRACTICAL REPORT                          20.00     Y
5   S              END S2    2 HOUR OPEN BOOK EXAM                     30.00     N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

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    The   Faculty  of  Engineering  and  Surveying  will  NOT  accept
     submission  of  hand written or typed assignments  by  facsimile,
     email  or computer diskette. Students in remote locations who  do
     not  have regular access to postal services may be given  special
     consideration.
5    A  minimum  standard of communication skills must be demonstrated
     in order for a passing grade to be achieved.