Description
This module aims to provide knowledge and understanding of fundamental principles of soil mechanics and engineering geology, and to teach how to use these principles in civil engineering practice.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the basic principles of engineering geology
- Apply geological understanding to analysis of sites
- Describe and classify porous soils and calculate basic properties
- Understand the importance of water and apply the effective stress concept
- Analyse steady state water flow through soils
- Apply basic Mohr Circle to soil mechanics
- Problem solving skills
- Laboratory and field skills
- Presenting information textually and graphically.
Reading List:
- An Introduction to the Mechanics of Soils and Foundations / J.H. Atkinson. London: Spon Press.
- Soil mechanics: concepts and applications / William Powrie. London: Spon Press.
- Foundations of engineering geology/Tony Waltham. London: Spon Press.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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