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Applied Geotechnics and Engineering Geology - CVEN3201
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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: 5
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: CVEN2201.
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course covers two important areas of geotechnical engineering: geology and applied geotechnics. The geology section covers the earth and it’s formation, rock types; their behaviour and properties and subsurface mapping. The topics in the applied geotechnics include: theoretical and presumptive bearing capacity of shallow foundations, allowable settlement and foundations on sand and clay, lateral earth pressures, retaining wall design, single axially and laterally loaded piles and pile groups, excavation and dewatering.

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