Geotechnical Engineering specialisation |
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| Students in the Civil stream must complete 18 credit points to achieve this specialisation. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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| Students complete 6 credit points from the following: | ||
| CIVL3411 Geotechnical Engineering |
6 | A CIVL2410 |
| Students complete 12 credit points from the following: | ||
| CIVL5351 Geoenvironmental Engineering |
6 | |
| CIVL5452 Foundation Engineering |
6 | A [CIVL2410 OR CIVL9410] AND [CIVL3411 OR CIVL9411]. Students are assumed to have a good knowledge of fundamental soil mechanics, which is covered in the courses of soil mechanics (settlement, water flow, soil strength) and foundation engineering (soil models, stability analyses; slope stability; retaining walls; foundation capacity) N CIVL6452 |
| CIVL5453 Geotechnical Hazards |
6 | A (CIVL2410 AND CIVL3411) OR (CIVL9410 AND CIVL9411). Students are assumed to have a good knowledge of fundamental soil mechanics, which is covered in the courses of soil mechanics (settlement, water flow, soil strength) and foundation engineering (soil models, stability analyses; slope stability; retaining walls; foundation capacity) |
| CIVL5458 Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering |
6 | |
| CIVL5460 Particle Mechanics for Geotechnics |
6 | |
| CIVL5999 Advanced Research and Analysis |
6 | A (CIVL2201 OR CIVL9201) AND (CIVL2611 OR CIVL9611) AND (CIVL2410 OR CIVL9410) |
| Units taken for the specialisation will also count toward requirements of the Civil stream. | ||