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Department of Civil EngineeringFaculty of Engineering
Module : H23GGE Foundations and Earthworks
Programme : BEng/MEng (Honours) Civil Engineering
Session : 2011/2012
TaughtSemester
: Semester Assessment
Autumn Assessed by end of Autumn Semester
Total credits : 10
Level : 3
Prerequisites : H22G12 Geotechnics 2, or equivalent Geotechnical
content
Co-requisites : None
UK Convenor : Professor G McDowell
Lecturer : Dr Mostapha Boulbibane
Summary of
Content
: This module will investigate the following concepts within
geotechnical
engineering:
Foundations - shallow bearing & deep piled
Retaining Walls Embedded
Reinforced Soils
Embankments
Embankment Dams
Education Aims : To provide a description of some major
techniques in geotechnicalengineering together with methods of
analysis & design for each
To give an appreciation of the development & evaluation
ofsolutions
LearningOutcomes
: Critical analytical capability
Enhanced computational & IT skills
Enhanced team working ability
Ability to assess poorly constrained problems & to devise
workable& preferred solutions
Method andFrequency ofClass
:Activity Number of sessions Duration of a sessions
Lecture 1 per week 1 hour
Lecture 1 per week 2 hours
Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or
onlyin specific weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity
only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester.
Further ActivityDetails
: Lectures include approximately 6 hours problem classes and
revisionclasses.
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Method ofAssessment
:Assessment type Weight Requirements
Exam 1 81 2 hours written exam
Coursework 1 19Assessed example questions &
discussion items
RecommendedBook
Das B.M. Principles of Foundation Engineering, 5 Ed.
Brooks/Cole,Thomson Learning. 2004.
AdditionalReferences
Clayton C.R.I., Milititsky J. & Woods R.I. Earth Pressure
and Earth-retaining Structures, 2ndEd. Blackie Academis &
Professional. 1993.
Poulos H.G. & Davis E.H. Pile Foundation Analysis and
Design. John Wiley &Sons. 1980.
Das B.M. Principles of Geotechnical Engineering, 5 Ed.
Brooks/Cole,Thomson Learning. 2001.
BS 8002:1994. Code of Practice for Earth Retaining
Structures.
BS 8004:1986. Code of Practice for Foundations.
BS 8006:1995. Code of Practice for Strengthened/Reinforced Soils
and otherFills.
