Course overview
The course aims to master the complexities of soil behaviour and foundation design, encompassing expansive soils, problematic soil treatments, and unsaturated soil mechanics.
Course learning outcomes
- Develop the body of knowledge on expansive soil by research, reflect on and critically evaluate standards, notes and scholarly articles
- Classify expansive soil sites (estimate soil reactivity) using the visual-tactile method and laboratory testing
- Critically review the design philosophy for shallow footings on such sites and design using state-of-the-art tools
- Design of footing and pavement on expansive soils
- Evaluate effective stresses using unsaturated soil mechanics theory
Degree list
The following degrees include this course