| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
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| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
| Code | Title |
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| CEG2201 | Geotechnics |
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This module aims:
1. To demonstrate through examples, the applications of concepts, principles and theories of the design of geotechnical structures.
2. To develop the design skills of a geotechnical engineer.
3. To introduce examples of geotechnical construction techniques.
This module will build upon basic soil mechanics principles and demonstrate how they are used for the design and analysis of slopes, retaining walls and foundations. Reference will be made to codes of practice currently used in industry.
This module will provide an introduction to detailed design of key geotechnical structures. It will introduce numerical software and its role in the design process. Students will perform detailed design exercises. Including principles of design of foundations, slopes and retaining walls: failure mechanisms, forces, partial factors. Shallow foundations: methods of construction design based on presumed values, theory, and in situ tests. Piled foundations: methods of construction, design of compressive tension piles. Slopes: failure mechanisms, stability analyses, stabilisation and asset management. Structural walls: actual and theoretical behaviour, groundwater and earth pressure on rigid structures, design of gravity and sheet pile walls.
1. Students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, theories of the principle of the design of geotechnical studies.
2. Students will be able to solve problems that require a geotechnical solution based on an assessment of the key issues, a synthesis of possible solutions and use of appropriate tools.
1. Students will be able to demonstrate creative and innovative ability through application of essential facts, concepts, theories and princples of geotechnics to produce optimum solutions to geotechnical problems.
2. Students will be able to understand the design process.
| Graduate Skills Framework Applicable: | Yes |
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| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
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| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 11 | 0:30 | 5:30 | Revision for exam |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 3:00 | 3:00 | Exam |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 11 | 2:00 | 22:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Lab Exercise |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 11 | 1:00 | 11:00 | Tutorials |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Industrial Speaker |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 56:30 | 56:30 | Includes background reading and reading lecture notes for a full understanding of material |
| Total | 100:00 |
The principles of design and analysis are taught in lectures with several problem-solving small group teaching activities in order to gain an understanding of the design procedures. These principles will be put to use in the design exercises set as the assessment for the module.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 180 | 1 | A | 100 | Unseen, written examination. |
The examination will allow students to demonstrate their knowledge of the geotechnical design process and the engineering theory it is based upon.
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