Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Civil Engineering and Built Environment
Learning Methods
Lecture
Practical
Tutorial
Module Offerings
5203CIV-JAN-CTY
Aims
To gain an advanced understanding of soil mechanics in engineering applications, and to apply this to the design of foundations and methods for slope stabilisation.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Evaluate the multiple reasons behind a geotechnical failure.
2.
Apply the principles of site investigation to make suitable preliminary design choices.
3.
Evaluate the significance of water in soils, its movement and effects upon soil properties and strength parameters under advanced conditions.
4.
Proficiently assess the stability of slopes, foundations and earth retaining structures under effective stress conditions.
5.
Apply appropriate codes to foundation design for short term and long term conditions.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Slope stability in soils covering total and effective stress situations and different soil types. Slope stability in rock, weathering, pinning etc.
Lateral earth pressures in effective situations covering thrusts including Coulombs wedge theory, the use of appropriate codes for design and analysis and the different methods of providing stability in a lateral earth situation.
Cofferdam design.
Foundation design considering pad, strip and pile foundations in multiple different soil and water conditions to appropriate standards.
Stress analysis utilising best practice and current techniques to establish long-term effective ground analysis.
Module Overview:
This module develops your knowledge and understanding of geotechnics, particularly regarding long term conditions and the important influence of water on ground behaviour for civil engineering applications in analysis, design and construction. The module makes extensive use of mathematics and engineering principles. This is supported by lectures, case studies, tutorials and analytical exercises.
This module develops your knowledge and understanding of geotechnics, particularly regarding long term conditions and the important influence of water on ground behaviour for civil engineering applications in analysis, design and construction. The module makes extensive use of mathematics and engineering principles. This is supported by lectures, case studies, tutorials and analytical exercises.
Additional Information:The module develops knowledge and understanding of geotechnics, particularly with regard to long term conditions and the important influence of water on ground behaviour for civil engineering applications in analysis, design and construction. The module makes extensive use of mathematics and engineering principles, this is supported by lectures, case studies, tutorials and analytical exercises.
Where this module is part of a Degree Apprenticeship programme, the knowledge learning outcomes are K2, K4 and K5, the skills learning outcomes are S3.