ENG30002 - Soil MechanicsInformation for students studying in 2013

Please contact the School of Environment, Science and Engineering to confirm details prior to acting on this information.

Unit Description

This unit introduces students to the study of soils and their behaviour as a material of engineering interest. It applies physical principles to determine the response of soils to applied loads. The unit explains how to perform analyses to estimate two-dimensional seepage in soils and introduces the concepts of pore pressure and effective stress. Students will learn how to estimate consolidation and one-dimensional settlement and how to determine shear strength and compressibility. Engineering properties of soils will be explained along with techniques to measure or estimate them. Slope stability will also be explained as well as soil-structure interaction. The unit lays the foundation for more advanced units in geo-mechanics and design.

Assumed Knowledge

ENG10757 - Applied Mechanics: Statics

Availability


Distance Education	Unavailable
Distance Education (Online)	Unavailable
Lismore	Unavailable
Coffs Harbour	Unavailable
Gold Coast Southern Cross Drive, Bilinga	Unavailable
Tweed Heads - SCU Lakeside Caloola Drive, Tweed Heads
Tweed Heads - SCU Riverside Brett Street, Tweed Heads	Unavailable

Note: the availability of this unit (displayed above) is provided as a guide only and may not represent the most current information available. Please refer to the official Schedule of Units and/or contact the relevant School before acting on this information.

Unit Type	Undergraduate
School	School of Environment, Science and Engineering

Fee Information: Commencing 2013 - UNDERGRADUATE Commonwealth Supported only.

Student Contribution Band

Not Applicable for this Unit

Credit Points per unit

For fee information for pre-2009, pre-2010, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 students please check the Student Contribution Amounts.
For POSTGRADUATE or UNDERGRADUATE full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees.

Part of Course

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Civil Engineering

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