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Credit points: 7.00
Contact: 20 hours of lectures, six hours of tutorials and 9 hours of laboratory work
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
At the conclusion of the unit an understanding of the way in which the components, that collectively comprise soils and rocks, interact to resist applied forces (including seepage forces) should have been reached.
Content:
Soil and rock identification, mineral composition and classification. Discontinuities in Rock Masses. Clay mineralogy, double layer theory. Principle of effective stress. Stress transmission. Flow of water through soils. Darcy's law, seepage. Design of Earth Dams.
Assessment:
an assignment of up to 2,000 words (10%); a two-hour end-of-semester examination (70%); laboratory work (20%).
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1. Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering (v4, p95) : Next:421-332 | Prev:421-320
2. Civil Engineering, Faculty of Science (v4, p189) : Next:421-332 | Prev:421-103
Credit points: 10.0
Coordinator: Mr J R Styles
Contact: 20 lectures, six tutorials, nine hours of laboratory work
Timetable: First semester only
Objectives:
This subject examines the components that collectively comprise soils and rocks. At the conclusion of the unit an understanding of:
- the way in which these components interact to resist applied forces (including seepage forces) should have been reached.
Content:
Soil and rock identification, mineral composition and classification. Discontinuities in Rock Masses. Clay mineralogy, double layer theory. Principle of effective stress. Stress transmission. Flow of water through soils. Darcy's law, seepage. Earth and rockfill dams.
Assessment:
One assignment of not more than 2,000 words and a 2-hour written paper at the end of the Semester. Laboratory work will be included as part of the assessment. Weightings: 10 per cent assignment, 70 per cent examination, 20 per cent laboratory work.
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2. Civil Engineering, Faculty of Science (v4, p189) : Next:421-332 | Prev:421-103
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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