This unit develops students' knowledge of geotechnical engineering and explores the application of geomechanics' principles to the solution of problems related to shallow foundations, slopes, embankments, retaining walls and ground improvement. Students learn how the mechanical characteristics of soils, as inferred from laboratory and in situ tests, can be applied in geotechnical design. Topics include site and soil characterisation, laboratory tests in soils, bearing capacity, centrifuge testing, earth pressure theory, retaining wall design, bound theorems, road cuttings and embankment design, ground improvement and slope stability. -- Course Website
Instructor: Winthrop Professor Barry Lehane
Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Professional Engineering; for pre-2012 courses: CIVL2122 Geomechanics or ENSC3009 Geomechanics
