Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 96)
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Credit points: 5.00
Contact: 24 hours of lectures and practice classes
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
On the successful completion of this subject students will be able to analyse both the bearing capacity and settlement characteristics of existing footings subjected to static and dynamic loads. An ability to select, and design, the most appropriate footing system for a structure will also have been gained.
Content:
Bearing capacity solutions. Settlement on sand and clays: Skempton-Bjerrum, Lambe and Davis Poulos methods. Raft foundations. Compensated foundations. Expansive clays. Foundations on rock. Machinery foundations. Case studies.
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 96)
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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