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Analytical soil mechanics 787 (SGS 787)
Qualification Postgraduate
Faculty Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Module credits 24.00
NQF Level 08
Programmes BEngHons specialising in Geotechnical Engineering
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 20 Contact hours
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Civil Engineering
Period of presentation Year
Module content
A research term paper will be prepared.
Solution of confined and unconfined seepage problems using the methods of fragments, finite differences and
finite elements. Numerical solutions of consolidation problems and secondary compression. Slope stability
analysis methods. The point estimate method. Monte Carlo simulation.
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