MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Engineering Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
CIV3241
Geomechanics: seepage and settlement
A K Parkin and J P Seidel
3 points + 20 lectures, 6 tutorials, 6 laboratory classes + First semester +
Clayton + Prerequisites: CIV2270
Objectives The student is expected to gain knowledge of the processes
influencing seepage through soil and methods of controlling it, the influence
of effective stress change on soil settlement and methods for controlling and
accelerating settlement of soil. The student should develop the ability to
sketch seepage flow nets, to interpret these nets and to make basic settlement
calculations.
Synopsis Pore-pressure and suction, steady state and transient fluid
flow through porous media; consolidation; settlement analysis; filters and
geotextiles; case histories.
Assessment Examination (2 hours): 80% + Laboratory work: 10% +
Assignment: 10%
Recommended texts
- Capper P L and others Problems in engineering soils (SI edn) Spon,
1971
- Smith G N Elements of soil mechanics for civil and mining engineers
Granada 5th edn, 1983
- Sutton B H Solving problems in soil mechanics Longman, 1993
- Vickers B Laboratory work in soil mechanics 2nd edn, Granada,
1983
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