Civil Engineering stream
Geotechnical Engineering specialisation
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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. | ||