Overview

An introductory course to fundamentals of soil mechanics. Topics include: description of soil, basic phase relationships, clay mineralogy, confined and unconfined seepage, principle of effective stress, consolidation theory, compaction, stress distribution and settlement, Mohr circle, failure criterion, strength of soils, soil testing, stress-strain behaviour of soils and slope stability.

Delivery

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Course Outline

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CVEN2201 Course Outline

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