Unit information: Geotechnics 1 in 2010/11

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Unit name Geotechnics 1
Unit code CENG11200
Credit points 10
Level of study C/4
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director Professor. Ibraim
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

School/department Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty Faculty of Engineering

Description including Unit Aims

This unit consists of the following elements: Geology 1 - which introduces students to the fundamentals of Geology and its application to Civil Engineering; Soil Mechanics 1 - which introduces concepts of stress in soils, stiffness and strength of soils and flow of water in soils.