Advanced Soil Mechanics | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

CIV 7119

Course Credit Units:

3

Semester:

Semester 1

Year of Study:

Year 1

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Graduate Level

Academic Programs:

Master of Science In Civil Engineering

College:

College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology

School:

School of Engineering

Department:

Civil And Environmental Engineering

Course Discipline:

science

Course Description & Objectives:

This course is designed to give an advanced thorough theoretical background to the different aspects encountered in geotechnical design for example earth pressure analyses, bearing capacity theories, assessments of settlements and displacements and so on. Objectives:

To introduce critical thinking in the analysis and design of geotechnical systems
To lay a firm theoretical background necessary in the design of geotechnical systems
To introduce the theory of stress path in the Geotechnical design

Learning Outcomes:

On completing the course the student should be able to:

Determine the appropriate type of soil shear strength to be used for analysis and design of geotechnical structures (e.g slope, foundations, earth retaining structures etc.)
Evaluate effects of submergence, partial draining boundaries, time-dependent loading and radial drainage on the consolidation properties of soil as well as time-rates of consolidation of compressible soils for a variety of engineering problems