Advanced Soil Mechanics (CIVL4230)
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
Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Tutorial 1 Hour/ Week
Prerequisite
CIVL2210
Assessment methods
Examination and individual assignments
Course enquiries
Doctor Dorival Pedroso ()
Dr Dorival Pedroso (d.pedroso@uq.edu.au)
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
This course expands introductory studies of soil mechanics with topics such as constitutive modeling, continuum mechanics, tensor calculus, elasticity, plasticity, problematic soils, unsaturated soils, soft soils, and the use of geophysics. This course is useful for structural and geotechnical engineers designing civil works. This course is beneficial for advanced computer simulations and analyses in geotechnics.
