Soil mechanics I
BI
D Nag
4.5 points * 26 lecture hours, 26 tutorial hours, 13 laboratory/seminar hours * First semester * Gippsland * Prerequisites: GEG2323
Compressibility of soil, settlement, soil compaction, lateral earth pressure, retaining wall, bracing of excavations, sheet pile, geomembrane, subsurface exploration and sampling, soil bearing capacity of shallow and deep foundations, settlement of foundations.
Assessment
Examination: 65% * Assignments, seminar, class tests and laboratory work: 35%
Prescribed texts
Craig R F Soil mechanics 5th edn, Chapman and Hall, 1992
Das B M Principles of foundation engineering PWS Engineering, 1990
Das B M Principles of geotechnical engineering PWS Engineering, 1994
AS1726; AS2159