Unit information: Engineering Geology in 2009/10

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Unit name Engineering Geology
Unit code EASC30015
Credit points 10
Level of study H/6
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 1B (weeks 7 - 12)
Unit director Dr. Brian Hawkins
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
School/department School of Earth Sciences
Faculty Faculty of Science

Description including Unit Aims

Site investigation/desk studies; soil consistency; rock slope stability; soil slope stability; superficial structures; ground chemistry; foundations in cold lands, hot lands and alluvial deposits; case studies - tunnels, dams