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Upon successful completion of this module, students will be able to: (i) design shallow foundation and estimate settlements; (ii) estimate pile capacity using empirically derived equations; (iii) design gravity and sheet pile retaining walls; (iv) design deep excavations.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Tutorial | 12 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 74 |
Total | 110 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Group Work Assignment: Two group-based design projects | Week 4, Week 7 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
No |
Exam (In-person): Mid-term exam - open-book for 1.5 hrs | Week 6 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 30 |
No |
Exam (In-person): Final exam - open-book for 2 hrs | Week 12 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 50 |
No |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Not yet recorded.
Name | Role |
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Mhlengi Khaya Luke Masango | Tutor |