Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | SOIL MECHANICS II | ||||||||||
Course Unit Code | CEG220 | ||||||||||
Course Unit Details | |||||||||||
Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
| ||||||||||
Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||||
Prerequisites | CEG210 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||||
Course Contents | Introduction: review of material from Soil Mechanics I course. Soil strength: inter-particle friction as source of soil strength, its dependence on effective stress and hence pore water pressure; inter-dependency of soil strength and density, concepts of dilation and critical state strengths; effect of permeability on volume change of saturated soils and undrained and drained behaviour; laboratory measurement of shear strength of soils using shear box and triaxial cell. Shallow foundations: types of shallow foundations, derivation of bearing resistance equations and factors, verification of bearing resistance of example foundations. Retaining walls: derivation of basic equations of active and passive earth pressure coefficients; verification of ultimate limits states of simple rc cantilever walls; types of retaining walls, their pros and cons and modes of failure. Piled foundations: shaft friction and end bearing, negative shaft friction; types of piles and installation methods, pros and cons; situations where piled foundations are necessary. | ||||||||||
Recommended and/or required reading: | |||||||||||
Textbooks |
| ||||||||||
References |
| ||||||||||
Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The course will be presented through theoretical lectures in class and by demonstration and student participation in laboratory classes. The lectures will present to the student the course content and allow for questions. Part of the material will be presented using visual aids. Lecture notes, homework assignments, laboratory data, practice questions, feedback and additional material such as site videos and photographs will be available to students at any time on the e-learning Moodle platform. The learning process will be enhanced with the requirement from the student to solve exercises and to process laboratory data. These include self-evaluation exercises which will be solved in class. Exercises will also be given as homework which will be part of their assessment. The instructor will be available to students during office hours or by appointment in order to provide any additional tutoring. | ||||||||||
Assessment methods and criteria |
| ||||||||||
Language of instruction | English | ||||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |