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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Civil and Environmental Engineering

421-280 Geomechanics 1

Credit Points:

When taken from Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering:
7.1
When taken from Civil Engineering (Science), Faculty of Science:
10.0

Coordinator:

Mr J. R. Styles

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

22 hours of lectures, nine practice classes and eight hours of laboratory work

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this unit students should:

  • appreciate that soils and rocks are multi-component materials;

  • have an understanding of the way in which these components interact to resist applied forces (including seepage forces)

  • comprehend the role effective stress plays in governing the consolidation and strength behaviour of soils.

Content:

Soil and rock identification, mineral composition and classification. Discontinuities in Rock Masses. Water in soil. Principle of effective stress. Stress transmission. Confined flow of water through soils. Darcy's law, seepage. Compressibility of soil and settlement of structures. Consolidation. Strength of soils and rocks.

Assessment:

an assignment of up to 2000 words (10%); A two-hour end-of-semester written examination (80%); Laboratory work (10%)

Prescribed Texts:

  • Lambe, T. W. and Whitman, R. V., Soil Mechanics, (SI edn), Wiley, 1977.
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