Courses Handbook 2006 - [Archived]

302453 (v.2) Engineering Geology 414

Area:

 Department of Applied Geology

Credits:

 12.5

Contact Hours:

 3.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Lecture:

 1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Fieldwork:

 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
 

Syllabus:

 Introduction to engineering geology, rock substance and rock mass, rock as a construction material, site investigations, the need for a site model, significance of groundwater, waste disposal and pollution, open pit mines and cuttings, slope stability, tunnels and underground mines. Geohazards - seismicity, landslides, slope stability, subsidence, swelling soils and various other geohazards. Dams, reservoirs and spillways, tailings dams and case histories. Building and bridge foundations, highways, railways, pipelines, power lines and site investigations. Coastal limestones of Western Australia, lateritic weathering, laboratory and in situ testing of soils and rocks. Offshore structures, ports and dredging and environmental geology.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

 010700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping)

Funding Cluster:

 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

 Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark

Availability
Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information.

 
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