Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2010/11 |
AR20076: Soil mechanics |
 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Intermediate |
| Period: | This unit is available in... |
| Semester 1 |
| Assessment:
| CW 20%, EX 80% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | AR20076 Reassessment Exam (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: To develop an understanding of the behaviour of soil, and the factors that influence that behaviour. Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of the unit, the student should be able to demonstrate understanding, and an ability to apply that understanding, in the subjects detailed in the 'Contents' section. Skills: Basic soil mechanics laboratory technique, graphical and algebraic analytical methods. Content: *Soil classification and description *Volumetric relations *Total and effective stress *Strength and deformation behaviour of soils *Consolidation and compressibility *Seepage and flow through soils. |