Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
The Geotechnical Engineering specialisation will provide you with the essential technical skills and knowledge related to geotechnical engineering, including the design of foundations, computer modelling, and environmental geotechnics.
Geotechnical engineers examine the soil and rock layers that make up the earth in order to determine their physical and chemical properties so that they can design foundations and earthworks structures for buildings, roads, and many other types of projects.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Geotechnical Engineering |
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| Students complete 18 credit points to achieve this specialisation. | |||
| Students complete 6 credit points from the following: | |||
| CIVL3411 Geotechnical Engineering |
6 | A CIVL2410 |
Semester 2 |
| Students complete 12 credit points from the following: | |||
| CIVL5351 Geoenvironmental Engineering |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| 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 |
Semester 1 |
| 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). |
Semester 2 |
| CIVL5458 Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL5460 Particle Mechanics for Geotechnics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CIVL5999 Advanced Research and Analysis |
6 | A (CIVL2201 OR CIVL9201) AND (CIVL2611 OR CIVL9611) AND (CIVL2410 OR CIVL9410) |
Semester 1 |
| Units taken for the specialisation will also count toward requirements of the Civil stream. | |||