CIV6149 Foundation engineering
Faculty of Engineering
CIV6149 Foundation engineering is a level 6, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering. It isn't offered in 2027. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2027
- Not offered
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before CIV6149
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After CIV6149
No unit lists CIV6149 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in the Engineering PHD program or with permission from the Faculty of Engineering. The unit assumes that you have the necessary foundational knowledge.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
Review of soil mechanics model; the geological context of a project; site investigation and laboratory testing techniques; conceptual design of foundations; elastic, consolidation and creep settlement of shallow footings; total and differential settlement; bearing capacity of shallow footings of layered soils; raft foundations; piling options; the relationship between construction techniques and pile performance; axial capacity of single piles in compression and tension; settlement of single piles; capacity and settlement of pile groups; piled rafts; lateral capacity of piles; rational methods for the design of rock-socketed piles; static, dynamic, statnamic and integrity testing of piles.
Offerings in 2027
The 2027 handbook lists no offerings for CIV6149.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Assess geotechnical investigation carried out for a civil infrastructure development project.
- 2
Generate geological models for a development site based on the geotechnical investigation data.
- 3
Predict design parameters for materials of interest from the geotechnical investigation results and existing correlations.
- 4
Draw on site-specific material properties to design shallow foundations on complex ground profiles satisfying limit states requirements.
- 5
Design pile foundations for complex loads and ground conditions based on limit state and serviceability requirements.
- 6
Communicate professional decisions to specialist and/or non-specialist audiences.
Workload and teaching
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 of hours independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CIV6149?
CIV6149 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is CIV6149 offered?
CIV6149 has no offerings listed in the 2027 handbook.
How much work is CIV6149?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.