Unit information: Geotechnics 2 in 2014/15

Unit name	Geotechnics 2
Unit code	CENG21200
Credit points	20
Level of study	I/5
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director	Professor. Diambra
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	Normally the successful completion of appropriate Level 1 Engineering units
Co-requisites	None
School/department	Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering

Description including Unit Aims

This unit consists of three elements: Geology 2 - to develop students' knowledge, understanding and skills in the area of Engineering Geology, covering, Historical and Physical Geology, Site Investigation, Geology of Bristol Region and Field Studies in Engineering Geology; Soil Mechanics 2 - to enable students to gain a sound grasp of the fundamentals of soil material behaviour covering, Permeability, Effective Stress, Stress and Strain, Mohr's Circles of Stress and Stress Paths, Laboratory Testing of Soils, One- Dimensional Compression, Shear Strength of saturated soils, Suction and capillarity and Compaction; Geotechnical Analysis 2 - to introduce students to some methods of Geotechnical Analysis covering Seepage and Flow-Nets, Earth Pressures, Slope Stability.

Aims:

• To develop students' knowledge, understanding and skills in the area of Engineering Geology.

• To enable students to gain a sound grasp of the fundamentals of soil material behaviour.

• To introduce students to some methods of Geotechnical Analysis.

Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, successful students will

1. understand the fundamental and principles of Engineering Geology;
2. understand the basic principles of the seepage in soils, effective stresses, shear and compression behaviour of soils;
3. know how to devise mathematical models of simple geotechnical problems;
4. be able to apply some methods of Geotechnical Analysis to solve simple problems in geotechnical engineering.

Teaching Information

Geology 2:

Lectures 10 hours Practical classes 10 hours

Soil Mechanics:

Lectures 20 hours Example classes 28 hours Laboratory classes 6 hours

Assessment Information

Geology - 1 hour Exam (5 credits) in January

Soil Mechanics - 3 hour Exam (15 credits) in June

Reading and References

1. Blyth FGH & de Freitas MH, A Geology for Engineers, 7th Ed. Arnold.
2. Craig RF. "Soil Mechanics". 7th Ed. E & FN Spon, 2004 and e-book.
3. Lambe TW & Whitman RV. "Soil Mechanics". Wiley.
4. Scott CR. "Introduction to Soil Mechanics and Foundations". Applied Science.