James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2021
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CS4001 - Foundation Engineering and Rock Mechanics
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Prerequisites: | CS3002 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
Subject Description
- Foundation Engineering: foundation analysis and design bearing capacity, two-dimensional consolidation settlement, settlement of shallow foundations on sand; bearing capacity and settlement of pile foundations; earth retaining structures rigid retaining wall, sheet piles, braced excavations and reinforced earth walls; introduction to reliability based design.Rock Engineering: engineering behaviour of rock and rock discontinuities; hemisphere projection technique with applications to rock slope stability; insitu rock stress and its measurement; introductory underground opening design. Case histories and special topics.
Learning Outcomes
- appreciate the role of case histories in geo-engineering practice
- appreciate the role of rock material and discontinuity strength in the behaviour of rock slopes and underground openings
- design shallow and pile foundations
- estimate consolidation settlements
- select appropriate types of earth retaining structures
- apply hemisphere projection techniques to assess rock slope stability
- assess the stability of slopes
Subject Assessment
- Written > Examination (centrally administered) - (70%) - Individual
- Written > Test/Quiz 1 - (20%) - Individual
- Performance/Practice/Product > Simulation activity - (10%) - Individual
Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.
Availabilities
Townsville, Study Period 1, Internal | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 25 Mar 2021 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 22 Feb 2021 to Friday, 18 Jun 2021 |
| Coordinator(s): | DR Peter To |
| Lecturer(s): | Assoc. Professor Siva Sivakugan DR Peter To |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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