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302787 (v.1) Geotechnical Engineering 262
Area: | Department of Civil Engineering |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 1 x 0.5 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 302780 (v.1) Civil Engineering 261 or any previous version
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| Soil water at rest, soil water at motion, effective stress concepts - Stresses in saturated soils without seepage, stresses in saturated soil with seepage and seepage force. Stresses in a soil mass - normal and shear stresses on a plane, the pole method of finding stresses along a plane, stress caused by a point load. Westergaard's solution for vertical stress caused by a point load. Stress paths. Rheological Models. Routine laboratory index soil tests - water content, Atterberg limits, grain size, unit weight, relative density, specific gravity, shrinkage limit. |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2003 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
- 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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