Area: | Department of Civil Engineering |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
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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Syllabus: | Soil compaction, 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. |
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Unit Outcomes: | The student will gain an understanding of the physical properties of soils and the relevance of these properties as they affect soil strength, compressibility, stability and drainage. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Lamb T W & Whitman R V. 1977. Soil Mechanics. Wiley. Lee I K, White W & Ingles O G. 1983. Geotechnical Engineering. New York: Pitman. Additional references will be given during the course. |
Unit Texts: | Geotechnical Engineering I. Curtin University. |
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Field of Education: | 30900 Civil Engineering (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | 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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