Course outline (click here to obtain course information)

Introduction to soil stability (notes)

Retaining walls (notes) (powerpoint slides)

Slope stability (notes) (powerpoint slides a)(slides b)(slides c)

Bearing capacity - shallow foundations and piles (notes)

Shallow foundations (powerpoint slides)

Pile foundations (powerpoint slides)

Soil behaviour: Triaxial apparatus and stress and strain parameters (notes)

Soil behaviour: Behaviour of clay and sand (notes)

Soil models: Elasticity, plasticity and Modified Cam Clay (notes)

Sample project report 2004 project 1 (click here to view)

Mini centrifuge video (click here to view)

 

Important dates this semester

Project 1 Report submission and

Presentation session: Friday 24th August 9am, LR3

Project 2 Report submission and

Presentation session: Friday 21st September 9am, LR3

Project 3 Report submission and

Presentation session : Friday 26th October 9am, LR3

Selected Links Useful in this course

Information on careers in Geotechnical Engineering (click here)

Swedish Geotechnical Institute publication database (good coverage of recent geotechnical research) (SGI-Line)

Geotechnical photo album (click here)