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421-209 Geomechanics 1 | |
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Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 2 |
Coordinator | Mr.J.Styles/ Dr.S.Yuen |
Prerequisites | 421-103 Engineering Statics |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | Forty-two hours of lectures and tutorials, six hours of laboratory classes |
Subject Description | Topics include soil and rock identification, mineral composition and classification; discontinuities in rock masses; water in soil; principle of effective stress; stress transmission; confined and unconfined flow of water through soils; Darcy's law, seepage; dispersive and swelling soils; compressibility of soil and settlement of structures; consolidation; strength of soils and rocks; earth pressure; and active, passive and at-rest earth pressures. Applications in environmental engineering and civil engineering. |
Assessment | Two assignments of up to 2000 words each (20%), a 3-hour written examination (70%); laboratory work (10%). |
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