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(1) Stresses in a Soil Mass
(a) Stresses due to overburden - evaluation of undrained and drained design conditions
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(2) Geology
(a) Rock forming minerals and crystallography
(b) Elementary petrology
(c) Stratigraphy and palaeontology
(d) Earth building forces
(e) Weathering and landscape change
(f) Erosion and deposition
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(3) Settlement
(a) Immediate settlement based on elastic theory
(b) Consolidation settlement
(c) One dimensional consolidation test
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(4) Shear Strength
(a) Review of Coulomb theory and undrained shear test
(b) Consolidated undrained triaxial test with porewater pressure measurement
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(5) Foundations
(a) Ultimate & serviceability limit state design
(b) Introduction to piles and piling
(c) Ultimate & serviceability limit state design of shallow foundations
(d) Understanding the difference between undrained and drained analysis
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(6) Retaining Walls
(a) Types of retaining walls
(b) Wall types – permanent vs. temporary, gravity, cantilever, basement, buttress/counterfort walls, propped, anchored
(c) Selection criteria for retaining wall types
(d) Retaining wall construction/installation
(e) Drainage of walls
(f) Modes of Failure
(g) Lateral earth pressures and forces
(i) Stability–overturning, sliding
(h) Application of software packages
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(8) Stability of Slopes
(a) Stability of cuttings and embankments
(b) Bio-engineering solutions
(c) Groundwater control
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(9) Sustainability and Ground Improvement
(a) Compaction
(b) Chemical stabilization and grouting
(c) Geotextiles and geomembranes
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Module Resources
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Recommended Book Resources |
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Smith. (2014), Smith’s Elements of Soil Mechanics, Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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Michael John Tomlinson,R. Boorman. (2001), Foundation Design and Construction, Pearson Education, p.569, [ISBN: 9780130311801].
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R.F. Craig. Soil Mechanics, 8th. J.A. Knappett and R.F. Craig.
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Peter L. Berry and David Reid. An introduction to soil mechanics, London ; McGraw-Hill, c1987., [ISBN: 0-07-084164-0].
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Roy Whitlow. Basic Soil Mechanics, Harlow, England ; Prentice Hall, 2001., [ISBN: 0-582-38109-6].
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British Standards. BS 1377: Parts 1-9: 1990. Testing of Soils for Engineering Purposes.
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BSI. BS 5930: 2015. Site Investigation.
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IS/EN. Eurocode EC7 Parts 1 & 2.
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National Roads Authority. (2013), Design Manual for Roads and Bridges.
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Engineers Ireland. (2016), Specification for Ground Investigation in Ireland.
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