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![]() | 2016/7 |
![]() | Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering |
![]() | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
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![]() | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
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![]() | CW 20%, EX 80% |
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![]() | Aims: To develop an understanding of the behaviour of soil, and the factors that influence that behaviour. Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of the unit, the student should be able to demonstrate understanding, and an ability to apply that understanding, in the subjects detailed in the 'Contents' section. Skills: Basic soil mechanics laboratory technique, graphical and algebraic analytical methods. Content: * Soil classification and description * Volumetric relations * Total and effective stress * Strength and deformation behaviour of soils * Consolidation and compressibility * Seepage and flow through soils. |
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AR20076 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
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