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CVEN20110

Academic Year 2024/2025

Geotechnics 1 (CVEN20110)

Subject:
Civil Engineering
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Civil Engineering
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Ali Tolooiyan
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This course provides an introduction to Soil Mechanics and includes topics on: The origin of soils and the effect of depositional and loading history on soil behaviour of soils, description and classification of soil, basic (phase) relationships, engineered fill, compaction of soils, stresses in a soil mass, stress / strain behaviour in soils, settlement of structures, total and effective stress, permeability, shear strength of dry soil, introduction to slope stability

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this module students should: (i) Understand the difference in behaviour of coarse and fine grained soils (ii) Demonstrate an ability to calculate stresses and strains in a soil mass and apply this to for example determining the settlement of structures (iii) Appreciate the significance of the multi-phase, particulate nature of soils (iv) understand and be able to apply a soil strength criterion to a problem such as slope stability (iv) have carried out at least 3 soils laboratory experiments including interpretation and reporting of the results

Indicative Module Content:

See above

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

70
Lectures

24
Tutorial

12
Total

106

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures + tutorials + labs + students pre-reading of lecture notes

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
BSEN30220 - Soil Engineering


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): Examination: NORMAL 2 HOUR EXAM End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
80
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Tutorials and Labs: Tutorials - Week 2 to Week 11; Labs, Week 3 to Week 12. Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
20
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Return of each tutorial or lab in next week or at most 2 weeks after its completion

Name Role
Mr Shane Doolan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Ronan Travers Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ludi Li Tutor
Muhammad Saqlain Tutor
Chen Xuanyi Tutor

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Laboratory Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Fri 14:00 - 15:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Thurs 13:00 - 14:50
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