School of Civil and Resource Engineering

This web page deals with the "Geomechanics" Section of this Unit

Handbook entry

Date	Notices
5 March	There will be no tutorial on Friday 7 March at 10 am
12 March	There will be a lecture today, at 9 am, in Clews
18 June	Revision Session, Clews, 2 pm
19 June	Tutorial Marks - please check

Week	Beginning	Thursday	Friday	Tutorial Solutions
Week	Beginning	9 am	9 am
1	3 March	Introduction (3.6 MB!)	No class today
2	10 March	Geological Background	Additional pictures
3	17 March	Soil Classification & Clay Mineralogy (1.8 MB) Sedimentation Tests: Powerpoint Printed See also Sieving, Hydrometer, Atterberg Limits	Good Friday - no classes
4	24 March	Bonding in clay minerals	Tutorial #1 Note on plotting in Excel	Tut#1 Solution
5	31 March
6	7 April	Phase relationships ("density")	Tutorial #2	Tut#2 Solution
7	14 April		Rissa Landslide Link
8	21 April	Study Break	Study Break
9	28 April	Permeability Notes (no blanks)	Tutorial #3	Tutl#3 Solution
10	5 May		Tutorial #4	Tut#4 Solution
11	12 May		Tutorial #5	Tut#5 Solution
12	19 May	Effective Stress (no blanks)	Tutorial #6	Tut#6 Solution
13	26 May	2-dimensional flow notes (no blanks)	Tutorial #7	Tut#7 Solution
14	2 June	Read me first Flow Net program

Introduction to Geology and Soil Mechanics: Good on-line "text book", with good illustrations

Laterite Weathering Profile: Photograph of wall of Boddington Gold Mine pit

Another Laterite Weathering Profile: Boddington Main Pit

Laboratory Tests: Good on-line descriptions of basic tests