Undergraduate Course: Geotechnical Engineering 3 (CIVE09016)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Engineering |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 09 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Civil |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://webdb.ucs.ed.ac.uk/see/VLE/index.cfm?discipline=2 |
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| Course description |
In this course, students develop further understanding of soil mechanical concepts and learn to apply them to solve geotechnical engineering problems. The course is a continuation of the second year soil mechanics module and extends the student's understanding of the mechanics of soils to provide a basis for the more practically oriented fourth year Geotechnical Engineering courses. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Soil Mechanics 2 (CIVE08019)
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Tutorial | | 1-11 | | 16:10 - 17:00 | | | | | King's Buildings | Tutorial | | 1-11 | | | | 16:10 - 17:00 | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 1, Daniel Rutherford Building |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- demonstrate ability to carry out consolidation settlement analyses for a variety of geotechnical situations;
- demonstrate ability to carry out analyses of the failure of soil systems for a variety of geotechnical situations: footings, shallow foundations, retaining walls, cuttings and embankments;
- demonstrate ability to describe the mechanical behaviour of sands and clays;
- demonstrate ability to evaluate the consolidation and failure properties of soils from laboratory testing. |
Assessment Information
| Coursework and Degree Examinations |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Jin Ooi
Tel: (0131 6)50 5725
Email: J.Ooi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Nicola Marshall
Tel:
Email: Nicola.Marshall@ed.ac.uk |
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