Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives The student is expected to gain an understanding of time dependent settlement of soil, its shear strength characteristics, the development of lateral stresses and the performance of foundations; geological factors significant to engineering sites, mechanics of rock materials and its reinforcement methods.
Synopsis Soil consolidation and shear strength; lateral earth pressures; foundation capacity and settlement. Geological assessment of engineering sites; rock mechanics, discontinuity analysis, rock reinforcement.
Assessment Examination: 80% + Assignments: 20%