ENG30007 - Geo-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

Geo-mechanics introduces the study of earth and rock materials, the forces they exert and how they respond to applied loads. It builds on the earlier unit of ENG30002 - Soil Mechanics and expands the theoretical and applied analyses to a wider range of material conditions. Topics include: retaining walls — theory and design; bearing capacity of foundations; types of footings and their analysis and design; types of piles, their behaviour and design; rock slope stability analysis - principles and design calculations.

Assumed Knowledge

ENG30002 - Soil Mechanics

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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