This course provides an elementary introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, and provides the basic mechanics necessary for the detailed study of Geotechnical Engineering. This course aims to provide an understanding of: the nature of soils as engineering materials; common soil classification schemes; the importance of water in the soil and the effects of water movement; methods of predicting soil settlements, the stress-strain-strength response of soils, and earth pressures.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Civil Engineering |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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CIVL2201 AND GEOL1501 AND (CIVL1802 or ENGG1802). An understanding of simple statics, equilibrium, forces and bending moments, and of stress and strain and the relationship between them. This is covered by University of Sydney courses CIVL1802 Statics (or ENGG1802 Engineering Mechanics), CIVL2201 Structural Mechanics. Familiarity with the use of spreadsheets (Excel, Mathcad) to obtain solutions to engineering problems, and with the graphical presentation of this data. Familiarity with word processing packages for report presentation. Familiarity with partial differential equations, and their analytical and numerical solution. |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | David Airey, david.airey@sydney.edu.au |
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Demonstrator(s) | Zhibin Luo, zhibin.luo@sydney.edu.au |
Jack Chen, shunzhi.chen@sydney.edu.au | |
Amirabbas Mohammadi, amirabbas.mohammadi@sydney.edu.au | |
Tutor(s) | Victor Cross Zhuang, victor.zhuang@sydney.edu.au |
Jiale Zhu, jiale.zhu@sydney.edu.au | |
Jacob Elmasry, jacob.elmasry@sydney.edu.au |