| CODE | CVE3622 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Geotechnical Engineering 2 | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Civil and Structural Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit introduces the techniques of ground investigation in geotechnical engineering. The study-unit will address methods of assessing clay, sand and rock materials in-situ, and in the laboratory inclusive of the relative limitations. The process of undertaking a geotechnical investigation of a site will be examined. The lectures will be supplemented by site visits, and practical exercises, as well illustrated by case studies. Study-Unit Aims: This study-unit introduces the students to the understanding of the site in terms of ground investigations which are intended to facilitate the prediction of ground behaviour and hence the design of foundations. It also aims to introduce the students to the various techniques that are used to investigate the ground, both on site and in the laboratory. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe the elements of a geotechnical investigative process, and its timing; - Understand the significance of a desk study, and the walk-over survey in a geotechnical investigation; - Understand the principles under-pinning basic site and laboratory testing techniques; - Understand the elements of a ground investigation report (GIR) and a geotechnical design report (GDR). 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Lay out the strategy for a geotechnical investigation of a site; - Carry out a basic desk study, and a walk over survey as part of a geotechnical survey; - Appreciate the significance of basic laboratory tests, in-situ tests, and in-situ monitoring; - Read a ground investigation report and understand the significance of the results. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Waltham, T; Foundations of Engineering Geology, CRC Press. - Pedley, M, Clarke, MH and Galea, P; Limestone Isles in a Crystal Sea, The Geology of the Maltese Islands, PEG. - Gonzalez de Vallejo, LI and Ferrer, M; Geological Engineering, CRC Press. - Fookes, PG; Geology for Engineers: the Geological Model, Prediction and Performance, The First Glossop Lecture, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE CVE3621 | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Blended Learning | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Christian Schembri |
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