Availabilities:
Location | Domestic | International |
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Lismore | ||
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Study Period2, 6 |
Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
6
AQF level
Level of learning
Introductory
Former School/College
Unit aim
Introduces students to the geotechnical properties and behaviour of soils and their significance in civil and construction engineering.
Unit content
Soil types and classification
Phase (weight-volume) relationships
Soil stabilisation techniques
Subsoil exploration
Principles of earthworks construction
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | describe the basic physical and mechanical properties of wet and dry soil and determine these properties using standard laboratory methods | |||||||
2 | apply the principles of soil stabilisation | |||||||
3 | apply the principles of earthworks construction. | |||||||
4 | describe the fundamentals of subsurface exploration |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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describe the basic physical and mechanical properties of wet and dry soil and determine these properties using standard laboratory methods
- GA4:
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apply the principles of soil stabilisation
- GA4:
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apply the principles of earthworks construction.
- GA4:
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describe the fundamentals of subsurface exploration
- GA4:
Prescribed texts
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