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302780 (v.1) Civil Engineering 261



 

Area:

Department of Civil Engineering

Contact Hours:

5.0

Credits:

25.0

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

302774 (v.1) Civil Engineering 164 or any previous version
Geomechanics - formation of soil and soil deposits, rocks as engineering materials, rock weathering and developing of soils, soil classification, compaction, field compaction, compaction of organic soil and waste materials, special compaction techniques. Civil Engineering and Society - further aspects of the role of Civil Engineering in society. Civil Engineering Analysis - Graphical methods in experimental civil engineering, including error analysis. Elementary forecasting methods based on time series. Solution of equations by matrix methods. Applications of Newton Raphson method and other iterative methods in the solution of civil engineering problems. Interpolating polynomials and numerical methods for solving earthquake engineering problems relating to solution of differential equations.


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2003Bentley CampusSemester 1Y  
2003Miri Sarawak CampusSemester 2Y  

- Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
- Central External refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area.


 
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