Civil Engineering stream - Geotechnical Engineering specialisation - The University of Sydney
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Civil Engineering stream

Geotechnical Engineering specialisation

Geotechnical Engineering specialisation

Students in the Civil stream must complete 18 credit points to achieve this specialisation.
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition
Students complete 6 credit points from the following:
CIVL3411
Geotechnical Engineering 1
6 A CIVL2410
Students complete 12 credit points from the following:
CIVL5351
Geoenvironmental Engineering
6  
CIVL5452
Geotechnical Engineering 2
6 A [CIVL2410 or CIVL9410] and [CIVL3411 or CIVL9411]. Students are assumed to have a good knowledge of fundamental soil mechanics, which is covered in the courses of soil mechanics (settlement, water flow, soil strength) and foundation engineering (soil models, stability analyses; slope stability; retaining walls; foundation capacity)
N CIVL6452
CIVL5458
Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering
6  
CIVL5460
Soil Mechanics 2
6  
CIVL5999
Advanced Research and Analysis
6 A (CIVL2201 or CIVL9201) and (CIVL2611 or CIVL9611) and (CIVL2410 or CIVL9410)
Units taken for the specialisation will also count toward requirements of the Civil stream.