UNSW Handbook Course - Soil and Pavement Engineering

Soil and Pavement Engineering - CVEN0656


	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: 3
	EFTSL: 0.062 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Basic properties of soils and soil mechanics; Classification of soils; soil forming processes; seepage of water through soils; shear strengths, bearing capacity, settlement of foundations, stability of slopes and embankments, earth pressures and simple design of retaining walls; Concepts related to land use and transport systems; Pavement design based on engineering classification;
site investigation for pavements, sampling and in-situ testing of subgrades, design practice of urban and rural roads, intersections and interchanges; base and sub-base materials; subgrade space improvement.

Note: This is a servicing course for other Schools.

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