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Unit description

Introduces students to the geotechnical properties and behaviour of soils and their significance in civil and construction engineering.

Unit content

Soil types and classification

Phase (weight-volume) relationships

Soil stabilisation techniques

Subsoil exploration

Principles of earthworks construction

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1describe the basic physical and mechanical properties of wet and dry soil and determine these properties using standard laboratory methods
2apply the principles of soil stabilisation
3apply the principles of earthworks construction.
4describe the fundamentals of subsurface exploration

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. describe the basic physical and mechanical properties of wet and dry soil and determine these properties using standard laboratory methods
  2. apply the principles of soil stabilisation
  3. apply the principles of earthworks construction.
  4. describe the fundamentals of subsurface exploration

Prescribed Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.
Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Tutorial 1.5 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Soil testing report40%
Portfolio60%
Notice

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Fee information

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