Geotechnical Engineering 3 (U00318)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 9 ? Acronym : EEL-3-CVGEN

In this course, students develop further understanding of soil mechanical concepts and learn to apply them to solve geotechnical engineering problems. The course is a continuation of the second year soil mechanics module and extends the student's understanding of the mechanics of soils to provide a basis for the more practically oriented fourth year Geotechnical Engineering courses.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : CV0008 Geotechnical Engineering 2

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Civil, (School of Engineering and Electronics, Schedule M)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 6 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
20/09/2007	14:00	15:50	Lecture Theatre B, JCMB	KB

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Friday	14:00	15:50	KB

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- demonstrate ability to carry out consolidation settlement analyses for a variety of geotechnical situations;
- demonstrate ability to carry out analyses of the failure of soil systems for a variety of geotechnical situations: footings, shallow foundations, retaining walls, cuttings and embankments;
- demonstrate ability to describe the mechanical behaviour of sands and clays;
- demonstrate ability to evaluate the consolidation and failure properties of soils from laboratory testing.