Geology and geomechanics
BI
D Nag
4.5 points * 26 lecture hours, 26 laboratory hours and 13 tutorial hours * First semester * Gippsland * Prerequisites: GEG1303, GEG1723, GAS1611
Basic geological concepts, recognition of common rocks and minerals and deduction of geological history, engineering geology, geological map interpretation, soil mechanics, nature of soil, classifications of soil and rock, effective stress, pore pressure, seepage, flownet, coefficient of permeability stresses in soil mass, shear strength of soil.
Assessment
Examinations: 70% * Assignments, class test and laboratory work: 30%
Prescribed texts
Blyth F G H and de Fraitas M H AGeology for engineers Arnold, 1986
Craig A F Soil mechanics 5th edn, Chapman and Hall, 1992
Das B M Principles of geotechnical engineering PWS Engineering, 1994