GSE3202

Soil and foundation mechanics

(ENG)

D Nag

4 points + 26 lecture hours, 26 tutorial hours and 13 laboratory/seminar hours (on-campus) + 8 hour residential school (distance) + Gippsland/distance + Prerequisite: GEG2323 or GSE2202 + Prohibition: GEG3323

Synopsis: 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%