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Soil Slope Instability and Stabilisation - CVEN4204
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.civeng.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisites: CVEN3223, CVEN4225.
 
 
Excluded: CVEN9790
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Assessment of the stability, design and stabilization of soil slopes in civil and mining engineering. Influence of geology and hydrogeology; site investigations, laboratory testing and field instrumentation; analysis of stability using limit equilibrium and numerical methods; gathering of geological data and stereographic presentation and analysis; design of slopes; stabilization methods including geometry change, control of piezometric pressures, anchoring, retaining walls, reinforced soil; design of slopes in soft ground; design of slopes for earthquake; open cut mine slopes and probabilistic design; landslide risk assessment and zoning.

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