Soil Mechanics (CIVL2210)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology
School
Civil Engineering School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Tutorial 2 Hours/ Week
Practical 3 Hours/ Ad Hoc
Workshop 3 Hours/ Week
Exam 2 Hours/ One Off
Students will attend 2 practical sessions during the semester
Prerequisite
(ENGG1400 or ENGG1700) and (MATH1052 or MATH1072)
Assessment methods
Workshop, laboratory practical, examination
Course enquiries
Doctor Jurij Karlovsek (Semester 2, St Lucia, In person)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
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Course description
All structures such as buildings, roads, bridges, airports are supported on the ground. A knowledge of the strength of ground and its deformation is essential for the design of infrastructure. In this course, students will learn how ground reacts when a load is applied on it, and what happens when it is saturated with water. This is an introductory level course in which you will learn about characterisation and classification of soils; principles of water flow in porous media; consolidation; effective stress; strength of soils; and testing procedures. The knowledge from this course will be used for Geotechnical engineering and Structural engineering and further study in courses such as Geotechnical design (CIVL3210), Geotechnical investigation (CIVL4270) and Integrated Structural Design (CIVL3350).
