Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 86)
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Credit points: 5.00
Contact: 24 hours of lectures and practice classes
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
Students completing this unit will have gained an appreciation and understanding of the role that construction practices have on earth pressure. An ability to design retaining systems for simple and complex backfill situations will also have been developed.
Content:
Active, passive and at-rest pressures in sands and clays. Construction and long-term earth pressures. Earth pressure observations. Elasticity considerations. Design of rigid retaining walls. Strutted excavations. Use of ground anchors, design of anchored bulkheads. Influence of wall flexibility on earth pressure. Reinforced earth retaining walls. Alternative methods of support.
Assessment:
An assignment of up to 5,000 words (10%) and a two-hour open-book examination (90%).
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 86)
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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