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| Unit name |
Geotechnics 3 |
| Unit code |
CENG32200 |
| Credit points |
10 |
| Level of study |
H/6
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
|
| Unit director |
Professor. Ibraim |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Normally the successful completion of appropriate Level 2 Engineering units |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department |
Department of Civil Engineering |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Engineering |
Description including Unit Aims
This unit covers earth pressures and the behaviour of earth retaining structures, the fundamental principles of bearing capacity calculations and settlement analysis, and the design of both shallow and deep foundations.
Aims:
To develop students' understanding of the behaviour of earth retaining structures and building foundations.
Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, successful students will:
- Understand the fundamental concepts of 'Drained' and 'Undrained' soil behaviour;
- Understand the central place occupied by Limit Equilibrium methods and Modes of Failure in geotechnical design;
- Understand the use of back-analysis and correlations in creating effective design methods;
- Know about various retaining wall types and be able to analyse typical cases;
- Understand time-dependent settlement (consolidation) and the decay of excess pore pressure;
- Be able to estimate the settlement of foundations on clays and sands/gravels;
- Know the main foundation types, including piled foundations;
- Be able to size foundations and/or assess their safety;
- Be able to assess ultimate pile resistance in various soil types and calculate safe working loads;
- Know something of pile group behaviour, including settlement.
Teaching Information
Lectures 20 hours
Examples classes 5 hours
Assessment Information
2 hour exam (January) 100%
Reading and References
- Craig RF. "Craig's Soil mechanics", 7th Ed. Spon Press, 2004. Now available as an eBook
http://lib.myilibrary.com/browse/open.asp?id=2542&loc=
- Simons NE & Menzies BK. "A short course in foundation engineering", 2nd Ed. Thomas Telford Ltd, 2000.
- Tomlinson MJ. "Foundation design and construction", 7th Ed. Prentice Hall, 2001.
