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302453 (v.2) Engineering Geology 414
Area: |
Department of Applied Geology |
Credits: |
12.5 |
Contact Hours: |
3.0 |
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| ** 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. ** |
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Fieldwork: |
1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Lecture: |
1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
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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, various other geohazards. Dams, reservoirs and spillways, tailings dams, case histories. Building and bridge foundations, highways, railways, pipelines, power lines, site investigations. Coastal limestones of WA, lateritic weathering, laboratory and in situ testing of soils and rocks. Offshore structures, ports and dredging, environmental geology. |
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| ** 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. ** |
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Field of Education: |
10700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping) |
HECS Band (if applicable): |
2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis
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Informational |
Result Type: |
Grade/Mark |
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Availability |
| Year |
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Internal |
Area External |
Central External |
| 2004 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 2 |
Y |
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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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